Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 836 · 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: speaking up so the back row hears is about pace. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) gets very loud (b) rises at the end (c) goes silent (d) stops in the middle
6. 6.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) pause silently (b) say “um” louder (c) repeat the last word (d) speak faster
7. 7.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
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.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume
10. 10.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) melodious (b) energetic (c) expressive (d) monotonous
12. 12.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
13. 13.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
15. 15.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
19. 19.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
21. 21.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
22. 22.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
24. 24.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) in the middle of a word (b) after every word (c) never at all (d) after an important point
25. 25.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pace
29. 29.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) mumble it (b) say it faster (c) stress it a little (d) skip it
31. 31.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
32. 32.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
34. 34.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pace. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about pace. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
37. 37.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
39. 39.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
40. 40.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True

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