Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 453 · 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.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) repeat the last word (b) speak faster (c) pause silently (d) say “um” louder
2. 2.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
3. 3.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) stops in the middle (b) goes silent (c) gets very loud (d) rises at the end
4. 4.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) stress it a little (b) say it faster (c) skip it (d) mumble it
6. 6.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
7. 7.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
9. 9.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) pace (d) a pause
10. 10.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
11. 11.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
12. 12.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
13. 13.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about volume. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about pace. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pace. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
17. 17.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
20. 20.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
21. 21.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) ask ten more at once (b) answer it instantly (c) pause for a moment (d) walk off the stage
22. 22.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
25. 25.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
28. 28.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) volume (d) a pause
29. 29.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) fast or slow (b) loud or soft (c) high or low (d) long or short
31. 31.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume
35. 35.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume
40. 40.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True

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