Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 957 · 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 announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
2. 2.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) say it faster (b) mumble it (c) stress it a little (d) skip it
3. 3.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
4. 4.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) fast or slow (b) high or low (c) long or short (d) loud or soft
7. 7.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause
8. 8.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about volume. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) pace (d) a pause
13. 13.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) pace (d) a pause
15. 15.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
17. 17.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) makes people leave (b) wastes the speech (c) confuses everyone (d) builds interest
18. 18.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
19. 19.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
20. 20.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
21. 21.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🤐 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
23. 23.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
24. 24.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) never at all (b) after every word (c) in the middle of a word (d) after an important point
25. 25.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
29. 29.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
30. 30.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace
32. 32.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
33. 33.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
34. 34.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle

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