Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 327 · 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.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) confuses everyone (b) wastes the speech (c) builds interest (d) makes people leave
2. 2.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) ask ten more at once (b) answer it instantly (c) walk off the stage (d) pause for a moment
3. 3.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) never at all (b) after every word (c) after an important point (d) in the middle of a word
6. 6.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
7. 7.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) goes silent (b) rises at the end (c) gets very loud (d) stops in the middle
8. 8.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
9. 9.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
10. 10.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) long or short (b) high or low (c) fast or slow (d) loud or soft
13. 13.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
14. 14.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume
15. 15.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
16. 16.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
17. 17.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
18. 18.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
19. 19.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) mumble it (b) skip it (c) say it faster (d) stress it a little
20. 20.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
22. 22.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
29. 29.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
31. 31.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) volume (d) pace
33. 33.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
35. 35.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
36. 36.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
37. 37.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) volume (d) pace
39. 39.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
40. 40.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False

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