Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 205 · 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 tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause
2. 2.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about volume. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
4. 4.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
5. 5.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
6. 6.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) monotonous (b) energetic (c) expressive (d) melodious
7. 7.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
8. 8.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) volume (d) pace
11. 11.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
12. 12.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
15. 15.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about volume. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
19. 19.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) walk off the stage (b) answer it instantly (c) ask ten more at once (d) pause for a moment
20. 20.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) volume (d) pitch
21. 21.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) pace (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pitch
22. 22.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) pace (d) a pause
23. 23.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) confuses everyone (b) makes people leave (c) builds interest (d) wastes the speech
26. 26.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
28. 28.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) speak faster (b) repeat the last word (c) pause silently (d) say “um” louder
30. 30.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) stops in the middle (b) goes silent (c) rises at the end (d) gets very loud
31. 31.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
35. 35.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace
36. 36.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.⏸️ 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
38. 38.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) mumble it (b) skip it (c) stress it a little (d) say it faster
39. 39.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady

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