Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 375 · 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 tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace
2. 2.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
4. 4.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
5. 5.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after every word (b) never at all (c) after an important point (d) in the middle of a word
6. 6.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) stops in the middle (b) goes silent (c) rises at the end (d) gets very loud
7. 7.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) confuses everyone (b) builds interest (c) wastes the speech (d) makes people leave
8. 8.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) mumble it (b) say it faster (c) skip it (d) stress it a little
9. 9.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace
11. 11.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
12. 12.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
13. 13.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) pause for a moment (b) ask ten more at once (c) walk off the stage (d) answer it instantly
16. 16.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) volume (d) pace
18. 18.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
20. 20.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume
26. 26.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) pitch (d) volume
27. 27.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
28. 28.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
30. 30.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) pace (d) a pause
31. 31.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
36. 36.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about pace. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
38. 38.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False

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