Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 932 · 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: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
2. 2.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
3. 3.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about volume. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) in the middle of a word (b) after an important point (c) after every word (d) never at all
9. 9.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
10. 10.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pace
11. 11.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
13. 13.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
14. 14.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
15. 15.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
16. 16.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) volume (b) pace (c) a pause (d) pitch
17. 17.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
19. 19.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
21. 21.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
22. 22.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
23. 23.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) say it faster (b) skip it (c) mumble it (d) stress it a little
24. 24.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
25. 25.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
28. 28.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.❔ 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
30. 30.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🤐 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
33. 33.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pace. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pace. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pace
37. 37.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
38. 38.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
39. 39.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) pause for a moment (b) answer it instantly (c) ask ten more at once (d) walk off the stage
40. 40.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False

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