Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 945 · 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.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) confuses everyone (b) builds interest (c) wastes the speech (d) makes people leave
2. 2.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about volume. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) loud or soft (b) long or short (c) high or low (d) fast or slow
6. 6.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
7. 7.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
8. 8.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) never at all (b) after an important point (c) after every word (d) in the middle of a word
9. 9.🤐 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
10. 10.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
12. 12.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about pace. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) pace (d) a pause
15. 15.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
16. 16.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
17. 17.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
18. 18.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
22. 22.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
25. 25.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
26. 26.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace
29. 29.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
32. 32.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
33. 33.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) energetic (b) monotonous (c) expressive (d) melodious
34. 34.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) goes silent (b) rises at the end (c) gets very loud (d) stops in the middle
35. 35.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) walk off the stage (b) ask ten more at once (c) pause for a moment (d) answer it instantly

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