Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 158 · 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.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) walk off the stage (b) answer it instantly (c) pause for a moment (d) ask ten more at once
2. 2.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
3. 3.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) pace (d) a pause
6. 6.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.⏸️ 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
9. 9.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) stress it a little (b) say it faster (c) mumble it (d) skip it
12. 12.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
14. 14.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pace
15. 15.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
16. 16.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume
19. 19.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
20. 20.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
22. 22.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) pace (d) a pause
23. 23.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
26. 26.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
28. 28.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
29. 29.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
30. 30.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
31. 31.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) stops in the middle (b) gets very loud (c) goes silent (d) rises at the end
32. 32.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) volume (d) pace
34. 34.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) builds interest (b) makes people leave (c) wastes the speech (d) confuses everyone
36. 36.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
37. 37.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about pace. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True

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