Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 860 · 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: slowing down for a phone number is about volume. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) pace (d) a pause
3. 3.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) in the middle of a word (b) after an important point (c) after every word (d) never at all
7. 7.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) pace (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pitch
8. 8.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) ask ten more at once (b) walk off the stage (c) pause for a moment (d) answer it instantly
9. 9.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
10. 10.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
11. 11.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
12. 12.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
13. 13.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) volume (b) pace (c) a pause (d) pitch
15. 15.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pace. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) fast or slow (b) long or short (c) loud or soft (d) high or low
18. 18.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
19. 19.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
21. 21.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) melodious (b) expressive (c) monotonous (d) energetic
23. 23.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) volume (d) pace
24. 24.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
25. 25.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) mumble it (b) say it faster (c) stress it a little (d) skip it
26. 26.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about volume. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
29. 29.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
30. 30.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) repeat the last word (b) speak faster (c) pause silently (d) say “um” louder
31. 31.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) confuses everyone (b) makes people leave (c) wastes the speech (d) builds interest
32. 32.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
34. 34.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) volume (b) pace (c) a pause (d) pitch
35. 35.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace
38. 38.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
39. 39.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False

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