Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 913 · 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: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pace. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
4. 4.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) skip it (b) stress it a little (c) say it faster (d) mumble it
5. 5.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
6. 6.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) answer it instantly (b) walk off the stage (c) pause for a moment (d) ask ten more at once
9. 9.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) pace (d) a pause
10. 10.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) say “um” louder (b) pause silently (c) repeat the last word (d) speak faster
14. 14.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause
15. 15.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
16. 16.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
18. 18.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pace. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
22. 22.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
25. 25.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
28. 28.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
29. 29.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after an important point (b) after every word (c) in the middle of a word (d) never at all
30. 30.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) pitch (d) volume
31. 31.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) makes people leave (b) wastes the speech (c) builds interest (d) confuses everyone
34. 34.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
35. 35.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
36. 36.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
37. 37.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
38. 38.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about pace. (a) False (b) True

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