Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 872 · 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.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
2. 2.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
4. 4.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
5. 5.⏸️ 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
6. 6.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
8. 8.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
9. 9.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
10. 10.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) pace (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pitch
13. 13.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) answer it instantly (b) pause for a moment (c) ask ten more at once (d) walk off the stage
15. 15.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
16. 16.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) mumble it (b) say it faster (c) stress it a little (d) skip it
17. 17.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) in the middle of a word (b) after an important point (c) never at all (d) after every word
18. 18.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
22. 22.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
25. 25.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
27. 27.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) repeat the last word (b) say “um” louder (c) speak faster (d) pause silently
30. 30.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
31. 31.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
34. 34.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
38. 38.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) volume (d) pace
40. 40.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively

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