Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 891 · 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: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pace
3. 3.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) confuses everyone (b) wastes the speech (c) builds interest (d) makes people leave
5. 5.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
9. 9.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) long or short (b) high or low (c) fast or slow (d) loud or soft
11. 11.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
13. 13.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
14. 14.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
15. 15.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
17. 17.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
18. 18.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) volume (d) a pause
20. 20.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
22. 22.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
23. 23.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
25. 25.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after every word (b) in the middle of a word (c) after an important point (d) never at all
26. 26.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
27. 27.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
29. 29.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about volume. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
31. 31.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
32. 32.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
33. 33.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pace. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) say “um” louder (b) speak faster (c) pause silently (d) repeat the last word
35. 35.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
36. 36.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
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 tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
40. 40.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle

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