Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 882 · 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: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) volume (d) pitch
2. 2.❓ 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
3. 3.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
4. 4.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
7. 7.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) volume (d) pitch
8. 8.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) pace (d) a pause
9. 9.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
10. 10.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) builds interest (b) makes people leave (c) confuses everyone (d) wastes the speech
12. 12.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) never at all (b) after every word (c) after an important point (d) in the middle of a word
13. 13.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) volume (b) pace (c) a pause (d) pitch
15. 15.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
16. 16.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
18. 18.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
19. 19.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) pitch (d) volume
20. 20.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
23. 23.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
24. 24.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) fast or slow (b) high or low (c) loud or soft (d) long or short
26. 26.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) stress it a little (b) mumble it (c) skip it (d) say it faster
31. 31.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) pause silently (b) say “um” louder (c) speak faster (d) repeat the last word
33. 33.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
34. 34.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
35. 35.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about volume. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) expressive (b) energetic (c) monotonous (d) melodious
38. 38.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True

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