Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 326 · 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 reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
2. 2.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
4. 4.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) volume (b) pace (c) a pause (d) pitch
6. 6.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
7. 7.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
8. 8.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) pitch (d) volume
9. 9.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.⏸️ 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
11. 11.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
12. 12.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
14. 14.❓ 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
15. 15.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
17. 17.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
18. 18.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
19. 19.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
25. 25.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) stops in the middle (b) rises at the end (c) goes silent (d) gets very loud
27. 27.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pace. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after an important point (b) never at all (c) in the middle of a word (d) after every word
31. 31.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
32. 32.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about volume. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pace. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) pace (d) a pause
36. 36.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pace. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🤐 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
38. 38.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pace (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pitch
39. 39.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
40. 40.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False

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