Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 338 · 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 announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
2. 2.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pace. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pace
4. 4.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) pitch (d) volume
6. 6.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
7. 7.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
9. 9.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pace. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace
11. 11.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
12. 12.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
15. 15.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
17. 17.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.❔ 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
19. 19.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
20. 20.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
22. 22.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
24. 24.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) mumble it (b) say it faster (c) skip it (d) stress it a little
25. 25.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
27. 27.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
28. 28.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about volume. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) makes people leave (b) builds interest (c) wastes the speech (d) confuses everyone
32. 32.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
33. 33.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) ask ten more at once (b) walk off the stage (c) answer it instantly (d) pause for a moment
35. 35.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) never at all (b) after every word (c) in the middle of a word (d) after an important point
38. 38.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pace. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
40. 40.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False

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