Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 600 · 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: speaking up so the back row hears is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
3. 3.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pace. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) say “um” louder (b) speak faster (c) pause silently (d) repeat the last word
5. 5.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) monotonous (b) expressive (c) energetic (d) melodious
6. 6.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
7. 7.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
8. 8.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
9. 9.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
11. 11.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
13. 13.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
14. 14.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) volume (d) pace
15. 15.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) pause for a moment (b) walk off the stage (c) answer it instantly (d) ask ten more at once
16. 16.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
17. 17.⏸️ 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
18. 18.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
19. 19.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
24. 24.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) confuses everyone (b) makes people leave (c) builds interest (d) wastes the speech
25. 25.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
28. 28.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.❔ 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
30. 30.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about pace. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
34. 34.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
35. 35.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pace. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) skip it (b) mumble it (c) stress it a little (d) say it faster
38. 38.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
39. 39.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
40. 40.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True

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