Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 131 · 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: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pace
3. 3.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) in the middle of a word (b) after every word (c) never at all (d) after an important point
4. 4.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) repeat the last word (b) speak faster (c) say “um” louder (d) pause silently
5. 5.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) ask ten more at once (b) pause for a moment (c) answer it instantly (d) walk off the stage
7. 7.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
14. 14.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
15. 15.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
17. 17.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
18. 18.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pace. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
20. 20.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) high or low (b) long or short (c) fast or slow (d) loud or soft
21. 21.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) volume (d) pace
22. 22.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
23. 23.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
24. 24.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
25. 25.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
27. 27.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) confuses everyone (b) builds interest (c) makes people leave (d) wastes the speech
29. 29.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about volume. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) mumble it (b) say it faster (c) stress it a little (d) skip it
33. 33.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about volume. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) pace (d) a pause
36. 36.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
37. 37.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) stops in the middle (b) gets very loud (c) rises at the end (d) goes silent
38. 38.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
39. 39.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True

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