Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 321 · 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) in the middle of a word (b) never at all (c) after an important point (d) after every word
2. 2.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
6. 6.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pace. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
9. 9.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
10. 10.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause
12. 12.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about volume. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
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.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
17. 17.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
20. 20.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) high or low (b) fast or slow (c) loud or soft (d) long or short
23. 23.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about volume. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
25. 25.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.❓ 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
29. 29.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
31. 31.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace
33. 33.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) gets very loud (b) stops in the middle (c) goes silent (d) rises at the end
34. 34.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) pitch (d) volume
37. 37.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pace. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
39. 39.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False

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