Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 920 · 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: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) pause silently (b) say “um” louder (c) repeat the last word (d) speak faster
5. 5.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
7. 7.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after an important point (b) never at all (c) after every word (d) in the middle of a word
8. 8.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
9. 9.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
12. 12.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
15. 15.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about volume. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
19. 19.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
20. 20.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
21. 21.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) say it faster (b) skip it (c) mumble it (d) stress it a little
23. 23.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
25. 25.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume
26. 26.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.❓ 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
28. 28.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace
33. 33.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
34. 34.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pace. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
36. 36.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
38. 38.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace
39. 39.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) volume (d) pitch
40. 40.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace

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