Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 852 · 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: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
5. 5.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
6. 6.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
7. 7.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about volume. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) never at all (b) after every word (c) in the middle of a word (d) after an important point
9. 9.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
11. 11.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) wastes the speech (b) makes people leave (c) confuses everyone (d) builds interest
12. 12.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
14. 14.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) pace (d) a pause
16. 16.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume
17. 17.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
18. 18.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
19. 19.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) walk off the stage (b) pause for a moment (c) ask ten more at once (d) answer it instantly
20. 20.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) pause silently (b) speak faster (c) repeat the last word (d) say “um” louder
23. 23.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) volume (d) a pause
24. 24.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) energetic (b) monotonous (c) melodious (d) expressive
28. 28.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
32. 32.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) volume (d) pitch
34. 34.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) pace (d) a pause
35. 35.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about volume. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pace. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
38. 38.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
39. 39.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
40. 40.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about volume. (a) True (b) False

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