Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 876 · 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.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) pause for a moment (b) ask ten more at once (c) answer it instantly (d) walk off the stage
2. 2.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
6. 6.⏸️ 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
7. 7.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
8. 8.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) never at all (b) after every word (c) after an important point (d) in the middle of a word
12. 12.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) pace (d) a pause
13. 13.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) long or short (b) high or low (c) loud or soft (d) fast or slow
14. 14.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
16. 16.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about volume. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
24. 24.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
25. 25.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) melodious (b) monotonous (c) expressive (d) energetic
26. 26.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
28. 28.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
29. 29.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
32. 32.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
36. 36.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) gets very loud (b) stops in the middle (c) goes silent (d) rises at the end
37. 37.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about volume. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace

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