Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 583 · 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 tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
2. 2.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
3. 3.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) fast or slow (b) high or low (c) loud or soft (d) long or short
7. 7.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) ask ten more at once (b) answer it instantly (c) pause for a moment (d) walk off the stage
8. 8.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) skip it (b) say it faster (c) stress it a little (d) mumble it
10. 10.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
15. 15.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pace (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pitch
16. 16.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
17. 17.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
21. 21.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
22. 22.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pace (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pitch
23. 23.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
25. 25.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
26. 26.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) rises at the end (b) goes silent (c) stops in the middle (d) gets very loud
27. 27.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pace (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pitch
28. 28.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
30. 30.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) volume (b) pace (c) a pause (d) pitch
32. 32.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after every word (b) never at all (c) in the middle of a word (d) after an important point
34. 34.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about volume. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) wastes the speech (b) confuses everyone (c) makes people leave (d) builds interest
37. 37.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) volume (d) a pause
38. 38.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
40. 40.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) speak faster (b) say “um” louder (c) pause silently (d) repeat the last word

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