Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 103 · 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: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about volume. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) volume (d) pitch
4. 4.⏸️ 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
5. 5.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace
6. 6.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) skip it (b) mumble it (c) stress it a little (d) say it faster
7. 7.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) rises at the end (b) gets very loud (c) stops in the middle (d) goes silent
8. 8.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
9. 9.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
10. 10.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) wastes the speech (b) builds interest (c) confuses everyone (d) makes people leave
11. 11.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) pitch (d) volume
13. 13.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) pace (d) a pause
14. 14.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
15. 15.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
22. 22.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) say “um” louder (b) speak faster (c) pause silently (d) repeat the last word
24. 24.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
25. 25.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) answer it instantly (b) pause for a moment (c) walk off the stage (d) ask ten more at once
26. 26.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
31. 31.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
33. 33.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
34. 34.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
35. 35.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
36. 36.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
39. 39.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pace. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True

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