Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 43 · 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: waiting a second before the big reveal is about volume. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
3. 3.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) high or low (b) loud or soft (c) long or short (d) fast or slow
5. 5.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) stops in the middle (b) gets very loud (c) rises at the end (d) goes silent
10. 10.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) volume (d) pace
14. 14.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
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: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace
18. 18.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
20. 20.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.⏸️ 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
22. 22.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
25. 25.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) speak faster (b) repeat the last word (c) say “um” louder (d) pause silently
26. 26.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
29. 29.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace
30. 30.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pace. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) answer it instantly (b) walk off the stage (c) ask ten more at once (d) pause for a moment
33. 33.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) pace (d) a pause
35. 35.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
36. 36.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
38. 38.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
39. 39.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) volume (d) pace

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