Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 224 · 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) answer it instantly (b) ask ten more at once (c) pause for a moment (d) walk off the stage
2. 2.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
3. 3.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) repeat the last word (b) pause silently (c) speak faster (d) say “um” louder
4. 4.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
5. 5.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
10. 10.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) expressive (b) energetic (c) monotonous (d) melodious
11. 11.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pace. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
13. 13.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pace. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
16. 16.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
18. 18.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
19. 19.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
20. 20.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) skip it (b) mumble it (c) stress it a little (d) say it faster
21. 21.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
22. 22.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
24. 24.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) long or short (b) high or low (c) loud or soft (d) fast or slow
25. 25.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
26. 26.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
28. 28.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) goes silent (b) rises at the end (c) stops in the middle (d) gets very loud
34. 34.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after every word (b) after an important point (c) in the middle of a word (d) never at all
37. 37.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pace. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume

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