Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 113 · 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: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pace. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
3. 3.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) stops in the middle (b) rises at the end (c) goes silent (d) gets very loud
4. 4.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pace. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) never at all (b) after an important point (c) in the middle of a word (d) after every word
7. 7.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) monotonous (b) expressive (c) energetic (d) melodious
9. 9.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
10. 10.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) say “um” louder (b) repeat the last word (c) speak faster (d) pause silently
12. 12.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
13. 13.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
14. 14.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
15. 15.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
16. 16.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
17. 17.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
18. 18.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
19. 19.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about volume. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
22. 22.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace
23. 23.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
26. 26.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) volume (d) pitch
28. 28.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
29. 29.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pace. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) say it faster (b) mumble it (c) skip it (d) stress it a little
33. 33.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about volume. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) long or short (b) loud or soft (c) fast or slow (d) high or low
36. 36.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
39. 39.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pace. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pace

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