Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 890 · 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: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
2. 2.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
3. 3.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) say “um” louder (b) pause silently (c) speak faster (d) repeat the last word
4. 4.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) energetic (b) expressive (c) monotonous (d) melodious
5. 5.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) pace (d) a pause
7. 7.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
9. 9.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
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 tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) pace (d) a pause
12. 12.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
14. 14.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pace. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pace. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
18. 18.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) confuses everyone (b) makes people leave (c) builds interest (d) wastes the speech
19. 19.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) say it faster (b) mumble it (c) stress it a little (d) skip it
20. 20.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
22. 22.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) volume (b) pace (c) a pause (d) pitch
24. 24.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
28. 28.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) loud or soft (b) high or low (c) fast or slow (d) long or short
30. 30.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after an important point (b) in the middle of a word (c) after every word (d) never at all
31. 31.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
32. 32.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
34. 34.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
36. 36.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
39. 39.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
40. 40.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False

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