Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 914 · 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) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
2. 2.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
5. 5.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
8. 8.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
9. 9.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
10. 10.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) skip it (b) mumble it (c) say it faster (d) stress it a little
11. 11.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) pause for a moment (b) walk off the stage (c) answer it instantly (d) ask ten more at once
12. 12.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
13. 13.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
14. 14.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
15. 15.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
16. 16.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) speak faster (b) pause silently (c) repeat the last word (d) say “um” louder
17. 17.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
18. 18.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
20. 20.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
22. 22.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
23. 23.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) energetic (b) expressive (c) monotonous (d) melodious
24. 24.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (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: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about pace. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
30. 30.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pace. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about volume. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) high or low (b) long or short (c) fast or slow (d) loud or soft
34. 34.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about volume. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
37. 37.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.⏸️ 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

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