Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 938 · 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: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
3. 3.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about volume. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) never at all (b) after an important point (c) in the middle of a word (d) after every word
6. 6.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
7. 7.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
10. 10.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
11. 11.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
13. 13.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about volume. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume
15. 15.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) makes people leave (b) builds interest (c) confuses everyone (d) wastes the speech
16. 16.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
17. 17.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
18. 18.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
19. 19.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) say it faster (b) mumble it (c) stress it a little (d) skip it
26. 26.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
27. 27.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) repeat the last word (b) speak faster (c) say “um” louder (d) pause silently
29. 29.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) high or low (b) long or short (c) fast or slow (d) loud or soft
30. 30.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
31. 31.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) volume (d) pace
32. 32.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pace. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
36. 36.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
37. 37.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) walk off the stage (b) answer it instantly (c) pause for a moment (d) ask ten more at once

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