Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 950 · 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 cheering your team before a match? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
2. 2.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pace
5. 5.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) in the middle of a word (b) never at all (c) after every word (d) after an important point
6. 6.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
7. 7.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) loud or soft (b) long or short (c) fast or slow (d) high or low
9. 9.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
10. 10.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
11. 11.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about volume. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) say “um” louder (b) speak faster (c) pause silently (d) repeat the last word
13. 13.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
14. 14.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
15. 15.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
16. 16.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) pace (d) a pause
17. 17.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
19. 19.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) pace (d) a pause
21. 21.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pace. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pace
23. 23.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) stress it a little (b) mumble it (c) skip it (d) say it faster
25. 25.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
27. 27.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
28. 28.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) wastes the speech (b) builds interest (c) confuses everyone (d) makes people leave
30. 30.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
34. 34.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) monotonous (b) expressive (c) energetic (d) melodious
35. 35.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about volume. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) pause for a moment (b) answer it instantly (c) walk off the stage (d) ask ten more at once
38. 38.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace
39. 39.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about pace. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle

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