Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 713 · 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) False (b) True
2. 2.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) pace (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pitch
3. 3.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) say it faster (b) stress it a little (c) mumble it (d) skip it
5. 5.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
6. 6.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about volume. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
11. 11.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) expressive (b) monotonous (c) energetic (d) melodious
13. 13.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
14. 14.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
15. 15.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) pitch (d) volume
16. 16.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
17. 17.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) volume (d) pace
20. 20.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) volume (d) a pause
21. 21.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) speak faster (b) pause silently (c) say “um” louder (d) repeat the last word
22. 22.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
23. 23.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pace. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace
29. 29.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pace
30. 30.❔ 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
31. 31.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) confuses everyone (b) makes people leave (c) wastes the speech (d) builds interest
35. 35.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause
36. 36.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
37. 37.⏸️ 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
38. 38.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
39. 39.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady

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