Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 366 · 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: how fast or slow you speak is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.❔ 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
3. 3.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) energetic (b) monotonous (c) melodious (d) expressive
4. 4.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about volume. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
9. 9.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) long or short (b) high or low (c) fast or slow (d) loud or soft
11. 11.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace
13. 13.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
17. 17.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) ask ten more at once (b) answer it instantly (c) pause for a moment (d) walk off the stage
20. 20.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
22. 22.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about volume. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
25. 25.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
26. 26.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
27. 27.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
28. 28.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
29. 29.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a calm and gentle voice. (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.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace
33. 33.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after an important point (b) never at all (c) after every word (d) in the middle of a word
35. 35.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
37. 37.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
39. 39.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) wastes the speech (b) makes people leave (c) confuses everyone (d) builds interest
40. 40.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) True (b) False

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