Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 892 · 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) speak faster (b) repeat the last word (c) pause silently (d) say “um” louder
2. 2.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) pitch (d) volume
3. 3.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) answer it instantly (b) pause for a moment (c) ask ten more at once (d) walk off the stage
4. 4.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
6. 6.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
7. 7.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause
8. 8.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
9. 9.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume
10. 10.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) pace (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pitch
11. 11.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
12. 12.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pace. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
15. 15.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
17. 17.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
18. 18.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
22. 22.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
25. 25.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
27. 27.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) monotonous (b) expressive (c) energetic (d) melodious
29. 29.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace
31. 31.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pace. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after every word (b) never at all (c) after an important point (d) in the middle of a word
39. 39.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) goes silent (b) gets very loud (c) rises at the end (d) stops in the middle
40. 40.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True

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