Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 24 · 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.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) say “um” louder (b) pause silently (c) repeat the last word (d) speak faster
2. 2.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
3. 3.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about volume. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
7. 7.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) volume (d) pace
10. 10.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
12. 12.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
13. 13.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after every word (b) never at all (c) in the middle of a word (d) after an important point
14. 14.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
15. 15.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
16. 16.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace
17. 17.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about volume. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) long or short (b) fast or slow (c) high or low (d) loud or soft
23. 23.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
24. 24.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
25. 25.❔ 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
26. 26.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) melodious (b) monotonous (c) expressive (d) energetic
27. 27.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
28. 28.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
30. 30.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
31. 31.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
33. 33.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
36. 36.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
38. 38.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) pause for a moment (b) walk off the stage (c) ask ten more at once (d) answer it instantly
39. 39.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True

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