Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 478 · 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: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pace (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pitch
3. 3.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) say it faster (b) mumble it (c) skip it (d) stress it a little
6. 6.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) pause for a moment (b) ask ten more at once (c) walk off the stage (d) answer it instantly
9. 9.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) energetic (b) melodious (c) expressive (d) monotonous
11. 11.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
12. 12.⏸️ 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
13. 13.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
14. 14.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) speak faster (b) pause silently (c) say “um” louder (d) repeat the last word
15. 15.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
17. 17.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
19. 19.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
20. 20.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.⏸️ 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
22. 22.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
23. 23.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pace. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
25. 25.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
26. 26.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
27. 27.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
28. 28.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pace (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pitch
29. 29.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) rises at the end (b) gets very loud (c) goes silent (d) stops in the middle
30. 30.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
32. 32.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
34. 34.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) volume (d) pitch
35. 35.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
37. 37.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
38. 38.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
39. 39.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) True (b) False

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