Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 89 · 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: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) long or short (b) fast or slow (c) loud or soft (d) high or low
3. 3.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (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) False (b) True
5. 5.⏸️ 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
6. 6.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pace. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
8. 8.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
9. 9.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
10. 10.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
11. 11.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) mumble it (b) stress it a little (c) skip it (d) say it faster
13. 13.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pace. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
17. 17.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
19. 19.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
20. 20.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) gets very loud (b) goes silent (c) rises at the end (d) stops in the middle
22. 22.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
23. 23.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
24. 24.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) pace (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pitch
25. 25.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) builds interest (b) makes people leave (c) wastes the speech (d) confuses everyone
27. 27.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about pace. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) walk off the stage (b) pause for a moment (c) answer it instantly (d) ask ten more at once
30. 30.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
31. 31.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
32. 32.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
33. 33.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
34. 34.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
36. 36.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) repeat the last word (b) speak faster (c) say “um” louder (d) pause silently
37. 37.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
39. 39.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True

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