Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 740 · 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: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about volume. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) never at all (b) after an important point (c) in the middle of a word (d) after every word
4. 4.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) speak faster (b) pause silently (c) repeat the last word (d) say “um” louder
5. 5.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace
6. 6.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
8. 8.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about volume. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
10. 10.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
11. 11.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
13. 13.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
14. 14.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
15. 15.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
16. 16.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
18. 18.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about volume. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pace
21. 21.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) monotonous (b) energetic (c) expressive (d) melodious
23. 23.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) wastes the speech (b) confuses everyone (c) builds interest (d) makes people leave
25. 25.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
28. 28.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about volume. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
33. 33.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause
34. 34.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) gets very loud (b) goes silent (c) rises at the end (d) stops in the middle
36. 36.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
37. 37.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
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.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
40. 40.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False

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