Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

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

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