Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 965 · 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: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
3. 3.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
6. 6.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about volume. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) monotonous (b) melodious (c) energetic (d) expressive
8. 8.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
10. 10.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
11. 11.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) answer it instantly (b) ask ten more at once (c) pause for a moment (d) walk off the stage
14. 14.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
15. 15.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
19. 19.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
20. 20.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
22. 22.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
23. 23.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) loud or soft (b) fast or slow (c) long or short (d) high or low
24. 24.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pace
25. 25.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about volume. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
33. 33.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pace. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
38. 38.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) say it faster (b) skip it (c) stress it a little (d) mumble it
39. 39.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
40. 40.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True

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