Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 523 · 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) makes people leave (c) confuses everyone (d) wastes the speech
2. 2.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
6. 6.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
8. 8.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
10. 10.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after every word (b) never at all (c) after an important point (d) in the middle of a word
11. 11.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
12. 12.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
13. 13.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause
18. 18.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) pace (d) a pause
19. 19.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
21. 21.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace
22. 22.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about volume. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
29. 29.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) long or short (b) high or low (c) fast or slow (d) loud or soft
30. 30.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
31. 31.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) gets very loud (b) goes silent (c) stops in the middle (d) rises at the end
32. 32.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
35. 35.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.❓ 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
38. 38.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🤐 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
40. 40.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about a pause. (a) True (b) False

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