Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 925 · 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: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) pace (d) a pause
2. 2.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after every word (b) never at all (c) in the middle of a word (d) after an important point
3. 3.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about volume. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) speak faster (b) say “um” louder (c) pause silently (d) repeat the last word
6. 6.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
7. 7.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pace
11. 11.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) volume (d) pitch
13. 13.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) melodious (b) expressive (c) energetic (d) monotonous
16. 16.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
19. 19.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) answer it instantly (b) ask ten more at once (c) walk off the stage (d) pause for a moment
20. 20.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
21. 21.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) rises at the end (b) stops in the middle (c) goes silent (d) gets very loud
22. 22.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
23. 23.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) mumble it (b) stress it a little (c) skip it (d) say it faster
24. 24.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
27. 27.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
30. 30.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
32. 32.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
34. 34.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
35. 35.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pace. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.⏸️ 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
37. 37.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady

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