Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 838 · 40 questions

Speaker's tip (Pause, then rise and fall): Four voice tools: volume (loud or soft), pace (fast or slow), pitch (high or low) and the pause (a short silence). Pause after a key point, after asking the audience a question and before a big reveal. Replace “um” with a silent pause. Match the mood: cheerful and lively, calm and gentle, or serious and steady. Stress a key word a little to make it stand out.

1. 1.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about volume. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace
3. 3.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) say it faster (b) skip it (c) stress it a little (d) mumble it
4. 4.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) ask ten more at once (b) answer it instantly (c) walk off the stage (d) pause for a moment
5. 5.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
9. 9.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
12. 12.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
14. 14.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
15. 15.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pace. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) builds interest (b) makes people leave (c) wastes the speech (d) confuses everyone
17. 17.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) never at all (b) in the middle of a word (c) after an important point (d) after every word
23. 23.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
24. 24.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) volume (d) pitch
25. 25.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
26. 26.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace
27. 27.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) loud or soft (b) high or low (c) fast or slow (d) long or short
28. 28.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
30. 30.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) volume (b) pace (c) a pause (d) pitch
34. 34.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
35. 35.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
36. 36.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
37. 37.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
38. 38.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about pace. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume
40. 40.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about volume. (a) True (b) False

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