Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 520 · 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.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
2. 2.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pace (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pitch
6. 6.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) monotonous (b) expressive (c) melodious (d) energetic
9. 9.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) stops in the middle (b) goes silent (c) gets very loud (d) rises at the end
10. 10.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) skip it (b) mumble it (c) say it faster (d) stress it a little
11. 11.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
13. 13.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pace. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
17. 17.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
18. 18.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
19. 19.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) makes people leave (b) wastes the speech (c) confuses everyone (d) builds interest
20. 20.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) volume (d) a pause
21. 21.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
22. 22.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.⏸️ 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
24. 24.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
25. 25.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) pace (d) a pause
26. 26.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
28. 28.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about volume. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) volume (b) pace (c) a pause (d) pitch
32. 32.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
33. 33.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about volume. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
36. 36.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) volume (b) pace (c) a pause (d) pitch
38. 38.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
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.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) say “um” louder (b) repeat the last word (c) speak faster (d) pause silently

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