Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

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

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