Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 86 · 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.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause
2. 2.🤐 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
3. 3.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after an important point (b) in the middle of a word (c) after every word (d) never at all
4. 4.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
5. 5.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
6. 6.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
7. 7.❔ 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
8. 8.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) volume (d) pace
10. 10.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
12. 12.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
13. 13.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace
15. 15.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
16. 16.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
18. 18.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace
19. 19.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
22. 22.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
23. 23.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pace. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pace. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about volume. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) pace (d) a pause
30. 30.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) melodious (b) monotonous (c) expressive (d) energetic
31. 31.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
32. 32.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
34. 34.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
35. 35.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
37. 37.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) builds interest (b) wastes the speech (c) confuses everyone (d) makes people leave
39. 39.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about a pause. (a) False (b) True

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