Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 506 · 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.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) say it faster (b) mumble it (c) stress it a little (d) skip it
2. 2.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
3. 3.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
4. 4.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) long or short (b) high or low (c) fast or slow (d) loud or soft
6. 6.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
8. 8.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.⏸️ 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
11. 11.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
12. 12.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
15. 15.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pace. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about volume. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) expressive (b) monotonous (c) melodious (d) energetic
18. 18.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) volume (d) a pause
19. 19.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about volume. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
22. 22.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace
23. 23.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
24. 24.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) pitch (d) volume
25. 25.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) wastes the speech (b) makes people leave (c) builds interest (d) confuses everyone
27. 27.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) walk off the stage (b) ask ten more at once (c) answer it instantly (d) pause for a moment
28. 28.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
30. 30.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pace. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) gets very loud (b) rises at the end (c) goes silent (d) stops in the middle
34. 34.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
40. 40.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause

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