Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 611 · 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 announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
2. 2.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) answer it instantly (b) pause for a moment (c) ask ten more at once (d) walk off the stage
3. 3.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about volume. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
6. 6.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
7. 7.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) in the middle of a word (b) never at all (c) after an important point (d) after every word
9. 9.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) stops in the middle (b) rises at the end (c) gets very loud (d) goes silent
10. 10.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
11. 11.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
12. 12.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
13. 13.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about volume. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
19. 19.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) pace (d) a pause
21. 21.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
23. 23.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
26. 26.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) volume (d) pace
30. 30.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
31. 31.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
32. 32.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
35. 35.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about volume. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about a pause. (a) False (b) True

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