Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 869 · 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) pause silently (b) repeat the last word (c) say “um” louder (d) speak faster
2. 2.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
4. 4.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pace. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) gets very loud (b) goes silent (c) stops in the middle (d) rises at the end
6. 6.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
7. 7.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pace. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
9. 9.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) confuses everyone (b) wastes the speech (c) makes people leave (d) builds interest
11. 11.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
12. 12.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about pace. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
17. 17.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) long or short (b) high or low (c) fast or slow (d) loud or soft
18. 18.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
19. 19.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
21. 21.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
24. 24.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause
26. 26.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about volume. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
31. 31.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) energetic (b) melodious (c) monotonous (d) expressive
32. 32.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about volume. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) volume (d) pace
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 reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
37. 37.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after an important point (b) never at all (c) after every word (d) in the middle of a word
39. 39.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
40. 40.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) False (b) True

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