Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 98 · 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: stopping for a moment after a key point is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
3. 3.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) volume (b) pace (c) a pause (d) pitch
4. 4.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) speak faster (b) repeat the last word (c) say “um” louder (d) pause silently
5. 5.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
6. 6.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
11. 11.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
12. 12.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
14. 14.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) melodious (b) monotonous (c) expressive (d) energetic
16. 16.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about volume. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) say it faster (b) stress it a little (c) mumble it (d) skip it
19. 19.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
22. 22.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
25. 25.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) fast or slow (b) long or short (c) loud or soft (d) high or low
26. 26.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) ask ten more at once (b) pause for a moment (c) walk off the stage (d) answer it instantly
27. 27.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) pace (d) a pause
28. 28.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
32. 32.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
34. 34.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) pace (d) a pause
36. 36.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after every word (b) never at all (c) in the middle of a word (d) after an important point
37. 37.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about volume. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
40. 40.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about a pause. (a) False (b) True

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