Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 878 · 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 tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace
2. 2.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume
3. 3.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
4. 4.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) speak faster (b) repeat the last word (c) pause silently (d) say “um” louder
5. 5.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about volume. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) monotonous (b) melodious (c) energetic (d) expressive
8. 8.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
9. 9.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
10. 10.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
12. 12.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) makes people leave (b) wastes the speech (c) confuses everyone (d) builds interest
16. 16.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
17. 17.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
23. 23.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pace. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) goes silent (b) stops in the middle (c) gets very loud (d) rises at the end
26. 26.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
27. 27.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
28. 28.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
30. 30.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pace. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause
32. 32.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) pace (d) a pause
33. 33.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
35. 35.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) pause for a moment (b) walk off the stage (c) answer it instantly (d) ask ten more at once
37. 37.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
39. 39.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False

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