Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 428 · 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: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) repeat the last word (b) say “um” louder (c) speak faster (d) pause silently
3. 3.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pace. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) rises at the end (b) gets very loud (c) stops in the middle (d) goes silent
6. 6.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.⏸️ 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
9. 9.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) say it faster (b) skip it (c) mumble it (d) stress it a little
14. 14.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) volume (d) a pause
15. 15.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
16. 16.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) volume (d) pitch
17. 17.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
18. 18.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace
22. 22.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) volume (d) a pause
24. 24.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
25. 25.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
26. 26.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
27. 27.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
28. 28.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
29. 29.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
30. 30.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) volume (d) a pause
31. 31.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
32. 32.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) energetic (b) monotonous (c) expressive (d) melodious
33. 33.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) pitch (d) volume
38. 38.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) answer it instantly (b) ask ten more at once (c) walk off the stage (d) pause for a moment
39. 39.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
40. 40.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about a pause. (a) True (b) False

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