Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 48 · 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: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) makes people leave (b) builds interest (c) confuses everyone (d) wastes the speech
3. 3.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
4. 4.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pace. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) pace (d) a pause
7. 7.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
8. 8.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) rises at the end (b) goes silent (c) stops in the middle (d) gets very loud
9. 9.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about volume. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
12. 12.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
14. 14.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
15. 15.❓ 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
16. 16.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a calm and gentle 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) pace (d) pitch
18. 18.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) in the middle of a word (b) after every word (c) never at all (d) after an important point
22. 22.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
23. 23.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
24. 24.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
25. 25.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
26. 26.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
27. 27.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
28. 28.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
30. 30.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
31. 31.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) mumble it (b) say it faster (c) stress it a little (d) skip it
34. 34.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace
38. 38.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
40. 40.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady

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