Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 571 · 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.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) ask ten more at once (b) answer it instantly (c) walk off the stage (d) pause for a moment
3. 3.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pace. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
7. 7.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
9. 9.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) long or short (b) loud or soft (c) high or low (d) fast or slow
10. 10.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
11. 11.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) rises at the end (b) goes silent (c) gets very loud (d) stops in the middle
13. 13.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
17. 17.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
19. 19.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
20. 20.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) pace (d) a pause
23. 23.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pace. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
26. 26.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about volume. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
32. 32.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
34. 34.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
35. 35.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) volume (d) pace
36. 36.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about volume. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
39. 39.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) never at all (b) after an important point (c) after every word (d) in the middle of a word
40. 40.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) pace (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pitch

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