Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 934 · 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 suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
2. 2.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) volume (d) a pause
4. 4.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pace. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
8. 8.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
10. 10.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) answer it instantly (b) walk off the stage (c) ask ten more at once (d) pause for a moment
12. 12.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
13. 13.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) pace (d) a pause
14. 14.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
15. 15.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) speak faster (b) say “um” louder (c) repeat the last word (d) pause silently
17. 17.⏸️ 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
18. 18.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
20. 20.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) say it faster (b) skip it (c) stress it a little (d) mumble it
21. 21.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
23. 23.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) pitch (d) volume
26. 26.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) builds interest (b) wastes the speech (c) confuses everyone (d) makes people leave
27. 27.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
28. 28.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) pace (d) a pause
29. 29.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
30. 30.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) pace (d) a pause
31. 31.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pace. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
36. 36.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
37. 37.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) melodious (b) energetic (c) monotonous (d) expressive
38. 38.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively

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