Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 459 · 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: slowing down for a phone number is about volume. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
5. 5.❔ 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
6. 6.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
7. 7.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
8. 8.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
9. 9.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about a pause. (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.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
16. 16.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
17. 17.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
18. 18.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) volume (d) a pause
19. 19.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
20. 20.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) walk off the stage (b) pause for a moment (c) ask ten more at once (d) answer it instantly
22. 22.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) say “um” louder (b) repeat the last word (c) pause silently (d) speak faster
23. 23.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) volume (b) pace (c) a pause (d) pitch
27. 27.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
29. 29.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pace. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) makes people leave (b) confuses everyone (c) builds interest (d) wastes the speech
33. 33.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pace. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
35. 35.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) volume (d) pitch
36. 36.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
37. 37.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) pitch (d) volume
39. 39.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about volume. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace

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