Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 85 · 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: speeding up for an exciting chase is about volume. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
4. 4.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
6. 6.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) rises at the end (b) goes silent (c) stops in the middle (d) gets very loud
7. 7.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
8. 8.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pace. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
13. 13.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) skip it (b) stress it a little (c) mumble it (d) say it faster
14. 14.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) melodious (b) energetic (c) monotonous (d) expressive
16. 16.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) wastes the speech (b) confuses everyone (c) builds interest (d) makes people leave
19. 19.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) fast or slow (b) loud or soft (c) long or short (d) high or low
20. 20.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
21. 21.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about volume. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
23. 23.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
24. 24.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
25. 25.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
31. 31.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
33. 33.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume
34. 34.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) pitch (d) volume
37. 37.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after an important point (b) after every word (c) never at all (d) in the middle of a word
38. 38.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pace. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about volume. (a) False (b) True

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