Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 12 · 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.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
2. 2.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
4. 4.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
5. 5.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
6. 6.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pace. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) in the middle of a word (b) after an important point (c) after every word (d) never at all
12. 12.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
13. 13.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pace. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
16. 16.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace
20. 20.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.❓ 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
22. 22.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
24. 24.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) wastes the speech (b) makes people leave (c) builds interest (d) confuses everyone
26. 26.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
27. 27.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
28. 28.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
29. 29.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
30. 30.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
31. 31.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about volume. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) pace (d) a pause
35. 35.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
37. 37.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) gets very loud (b) goes silent (c) stops in the middle (d) rises at the end
38. 38.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
39. 39.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
40. 40.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about a pause. (a) False (b) True

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