Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 436 · 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.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) walk off the stage (b) ask ten more at once (c) answer it instantly (d) pause for a moment
2. 2.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) skip it (b) mumble it (c) say it faster (d) stress it a little
3. 3.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) pitch (d) volume
4. 4.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) pause silently (b) speak faster (c) repeat the last word (d) say “um” louder
5. 5.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause
6. 6.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) goes silent (b) rises at the end (c) stops in the middle (d) gets very loud
7. 7.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
8. 8.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pace. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
10. 10.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) high or low (b) fast or slow (c) loud or soft (d) long or short
11. 11.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) never at all (b) in the middle of a word (c) after every word (d) after an important point
13. 13.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
14. 14.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about volume. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
16. 16.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) wastes the speech (b) makes people leave (c) confuses everyone (d) builds interest
19. 19.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pace
21. 21.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
24. 24.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause
25. 25.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
27. 27.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) monotonous (b) melodious (c) energetic (d) expressive
28. 28.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
30. 30.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
32. 32.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
33. 33.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
39. 39.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle

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