Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 899 · 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: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace
2. 2.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) speak faster (b) pause silently (c) say “um” louder (d) repeat the last word
3. 3.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
6. 6.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) pace (d) a pause
7. 7.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) monotonous (b) expressive (c) energetic (d) melodious
8. 8.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) loud or soft (b) long or short (c) fast or slow (d) high or low
9. 9.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) say it faster (b) skip it (c) stress it a little (d) mumble it
11. 11.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
13. 13.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
14. 14.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
16. 16.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about volume. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
18. 18.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
20. 20.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
21. 21.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
22. 22.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) pace (d) a pause
23. 23.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after every word (b) never at all (c) in the middle of a word (d) after an important point
24. 24.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
25. 25.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
26. 26.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
27. 27.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about volume. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
29. 29.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about volume. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
32. 32.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
34. 34.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
37. 37.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pace
38. 38.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) volume (d) pace
39. 39.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pitch. (a) False (b) True

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