Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 765 · 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.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) gets very loud (b) stops in the middle (c) rises at the end (d) goes silent
2. 2.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
4. 4.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) skip it (b) stress it a little (c) mumble it (d) say it faster
6. 6.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
7. 7.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
8. 8.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after every word (b) never at all (c) after an important point (d) in the middle of a word
10. 10.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) energetic (b) expressive (c) monotonous (d) melodious
12. 12.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
14. 14.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
15. 15.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
17. 17.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about volume. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about volume. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause
27. 27.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about volume. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
30. 30.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) pace (d) a pause
31. 31.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
32. 32.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
35. 35.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about volume. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
37. 37.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) answer it instantly (b) walk off the stage (c) ask ten more at once (d) pause for a moment
39. 39.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pace. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) False (b) True

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