Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 770 · 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: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
4. 4.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) pace (d) a pause
6. 6.❓ 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
7. 7.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after every word (b) after an important point (c) in the middle of a word (d) never at all
8. 8.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
10. 10.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace
12. 12.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
13. 13.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about volume. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace
18. 18.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
19. 19.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) loud or soft (b) long or short (c) high or low (d) fast or slow
20. 20.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
21. 21.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
24. 24.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
25. 25.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about volume. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace
27. 27.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) rises at the end (b) stops in the middle (c) goes silent (d) gets very loud
28. 28.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
32. 32.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
33. 33.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
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.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) monotonous (b) energetic (c) expressive (d) melodious
36. 36.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) pace (d) a pause
38. 38.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace
40. 40.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively

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