Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 962 · 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.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) wastes the speech (b) confuses everyone (c) makes people leave (d) builds interest
2. 2.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) long or short (b) loud or soft (c) fast or slow (d) high or low
3. 3.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
6. 6.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
8. 8.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
11. 11.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
12. 12.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
13. 13.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) answer it instantly (b) ask ten more at once (c) walk off the stage (d) pause for a moment
14. 14.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
16. 16.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
19. 19.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
20. 20.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) expressive (b) energetic (c) melodious (d) monotonous
23. 23.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) pitch (d) volume
26. 26.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace
27. 27.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) pause silently (b) repeat the last word (c) speak faster (d) say “um” louder
28. 28.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about volume. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) volume (d) a pause
32. 32.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
34. 34.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
35. 35.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
36. 36.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
37. 37.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after every word (b) after an important point (c) never at all (d) in the middle of a word
38. 38.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
39. 39.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace

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