Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 830 · 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: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.❔ 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
3. 3.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) pace (d) a pause
4. 4.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about pace. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) pause for a moment (b) ask ten more at once (c) walk off the stage (d) answer it instantly
7. 7.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about volume. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about volume. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) pitch (d) volume
11. 11.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) pace (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pitch
12. 12.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) mumble it (b) skip it (c) stress it a little (d) say it faster
15. 15.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
16. 16.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
19. 19.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
20. 20.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
22. 22.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
23. 23.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pace. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
26. 26.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pace. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) repeat the last word (b) pause silently (c) speak faster (d) say “um” louder
28. 28.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) never at all (b) after an important point (c) after every word (d) in the middle of a word
29. 29.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
35. 35.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) pace (d) a pause
39. 39.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) makes people leave (b) confuses everyone (c) builds interest (d) wastes the speech
40. 40.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) fast or slow (b) high or low (c) loud or soft (d) long or short

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