Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

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

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