Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 535 · 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 telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
2. 2.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pace. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
6. 6.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
7. 7.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) makes people leave (b) confuses everyone (c) builds interest (d) wastes the speech
8. 8.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about volume. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) pace (d) a pause
12. 12.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) expressive (b) energetic (c) monotonous (d) melodious
13. 13.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.⏸️ 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
15. 15.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
16. 16.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pace (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pitch
17. 17.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
19. 19.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) repeat the last word (b) say “um” louder (c) pause silently (d) speak faster
20. 20.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
21. 21.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
22. 22.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) walk off the stage (b) answer it instantly (c) pause for a moment (d) ask ten more at once
23. 23.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
25. 25.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) loud or soft (b) fast or slow (c) long or short (d) high or low
26. 26.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pace. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about volume. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
35. 35.❔ 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
36. 36.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) volume (b) pace (c) a pause (d) pitch
37. 37.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
39. 39.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True

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