Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 59 · 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.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) skip it (b) stress it a little (c) mumble it (d) say it faster
2. 2.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about pace. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) repeat the last word (b) speak faster (c) pause silently (d) say “um” louder
5. 5.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) stops in the middle (b) rises at the end (c) goes silent (d) gets very loud
7. 7.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
9. 9.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace
11. 11.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (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 volume. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume
17. 17.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
18. 18.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
20. 20.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) pitch (d) volume
21. 21.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.❓ 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
23. 23.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
25. 25.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
26. 26.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
27. 27.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
28. 28.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) long or short (b) fast or slow (c) high or low (d) loud or soft
29. 29.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) volume (d) pitch
30. 30.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pace. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
35. 35.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about volume. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) never at all (b) in the middle of a word (c) after an important point (d) after every word
40. 40.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about a pause. (a) False (b) True

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