Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 425 · 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: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.❔ 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
3. 3.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after every word (b) after an important point (c) in the middle of a word (d) never at all
4. 4.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) confuses everyone (b) wastes the speech (c) builds interest (d) makes people leave
6. 6.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
7. 7.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
8. 8.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
10. 10.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
13. 13.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about volume. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) speak faster (b) pause silently (c) repeat the last word (d) say “um” louder
19. 19.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
22. 22.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
23. 23.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace
24. 24.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
25. 25.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
26. 26.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
27. 27.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
28. 28.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace
29. 29.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
31. 31.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about volume. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
36. 36.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pace. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) volume (b) pace (c) a pause (d) pitch
40. 40.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about volume. (a) False (b) True

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