Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 77 · 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: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pace. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
3. 3.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
6. 6.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) pitch (d) volume
8. 8.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) wastes the speech (b) builds interest (c) confuses everyone (d) makes people leave
9. 9.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about volume. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
13. 13.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
14. 14.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) energetic (b) expressive (c) melodious (d) monotonous
16. 16.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) stops in the middle (b) goes silent (c) gets very loud (d) rises at the end
17. 17.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
19. 19.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) pitch (d) volume
20. 20.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) volume (b) pace (c) a pause (d) pitch
22. 22.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
24. 24.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.⏸️ 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
26. 26.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) walk off the stage (b) answer it instantly (c) ask ten more at once (d) pause for a moment
27. 27.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
28. 28.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
29. 29.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume
30. 30.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
31. 31.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) high or low (b) fast or slow (c) long or short (d) loud or soft
33. 33.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pace. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
35. 35.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pace. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
37. 37.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about pace. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about a pause. (a) False (b) True

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