Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 68 · 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: slowing down for a phone number? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pace
2. 2.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
3. 3.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) walk off the stage (b) pause for a moment (c) answer it instantly (d) ask ten more at once
4. 4.⏸️ 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
5. 5.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
6. 6.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) long or short (b) loud or soft (c) high or low (d) fast or slow
14. 14.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) volume (d) pace
18. 18.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
19. 19.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
20. 20.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) skip it (b) say it faster (c) stress it a little (d) mumble it
23. 23.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
25. 25.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) goes silent (b) rises at the end (c) gets very loud (d) stops in the middle
26. 26.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
29. 29.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
30. 30.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace
34. 34.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) pause silently (b) repeat the last word (c) say “um” louder (d) speak faster
35. 35.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pace. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pace. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
39. 39.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
40. 40.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about volume. (a) True (b) False

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