Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 979 · 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: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.⏸️ 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
3. 3.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume
6. 6.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
7. 7.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pace
9. 9.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
10. 10.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pace (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pitch
14. 14.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
15. 15.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
16. 16.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace
18. 18.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about volume. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
20. 20.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
21. 21.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) never at all (b) after every word (c) after an important point (d) in the middle of a word
22. 22.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
23. 23.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
24. 24.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about volume. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.❓ 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
26. 26.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
27. 27.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) melodious (b) energetic (c) expressive (d) monotonous
34. 34.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
35. 35.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
36. 36.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
38. 38.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about volume. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause

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