Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 162 · 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.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after an important point (b) after every word (c) in the middle of a word (d) never at all
2. 2.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) pitch (d) volume
3. 3.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) mumble it (b) stress it a little (c) skip it (d) say it faster
5. 5.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) ask ten more at once (b) walk off the stage (c) pause for a moment (d) answer it instantly
7. 7.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause
9. 9.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
10. 10.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) pace (d) a pause
11. 11.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) say “um” louder (b) speak faster (c) repeat the last word (d) pause silently
12. 12.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
14. 14.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
15. 15.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) fast or slow (b) high or low (c) long or short (d) loud or soft
18. 18.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pace (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pitch
19. 19.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about volume. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) pitch (d) volume
21. 21.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) gets very loud (b) rises at the end (c) stops in the middle (d) goes silent
25. 25.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
27. 27.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
30. 30.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
31. 31.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pace (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pitch
33. 33.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
36. 36.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
40. 40.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) False (b) True

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