Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 348 · 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.❓ 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
2. 2.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume
3. 3.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) skip it (b) mumble it (c) say it faster (d) stress it a little
5. 5.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) volume (d) pitch
7. 7.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
8. 8.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
10. 10.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) say “um” louder (b) repeat the last word (c) pause silently (d) speak faster
13. 13.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
14. 14.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) goes silent (b) rises at the end (c) stops in the middle (d) gets very loud
15. 15.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
17. 17.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
18. 18.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
20. 20.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pace
22. 22.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
23. 23.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
24. 24.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after every word (b) after an important point (c) never at all (d) in the middle of a word
30. 30.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) melodious (b) energetic (c) monotonous (d) expressive
31. 31.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
33. 33.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
34. 34.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
35. 35.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about volume. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
39. 39.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle

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