Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 505 · 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.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) builds interest (b) confuses everyone (c) wastes the speech (d) makes people leave
2. 2.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) in the middle of a word (b) never at all (c) after an important point (d) after every word
3. 3.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
4. 4.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about volume. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause
9. 9.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
11. 11.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about volume. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
13. 13.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
15. 15.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause
19. 19.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pace. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) skip it (b) say it faster (c) stress it a little (d) mumble it
21. 21.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
23. 23.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) pitch (d) volume
24. 24.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
26. 26.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
28. 28.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
29. 29.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
30. 30.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.❔ 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
33. 33.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pace. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (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: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pace. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) pause for a moment (b) answer it instantly (c) ask ten more at once (d) walk off the stage
39. 39.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False

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