Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 810 · 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.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) repeat the last word (b) say “um” louder (c) pause silently (d) speak faster
2. 2.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) ask ten more at once (b) pause for a moment (c) walk off the stage (d) answer it instantly
3. 3.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about volume. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace
6. 6.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
7. 7.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
8. 8.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
10. 10.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume
11. 11.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) pitch (d) volume
13. 13.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) high or low (b) long or short (c) loud or soft (d) fast or slow
15. 15.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about volume. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
18. 18.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume
19. 19.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
20. 20.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) goes silent (b) rises at the end (c) stops in the middle (d) gets very loud
22. 22.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
23. 23.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
24. 24.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
26. 26.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
28. 28.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
29. 29.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
30. 30.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pace. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
36. 36.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.⏸️ 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
38. 38.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
39. 39.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False

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