Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 948 · 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.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) mumble it (b) skip it (c) say it faster (d) stress it a little
2. 2.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) melodious (b) monotonous (c) expressive (d) energetic
3. 3.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) confuses everyone (b) wastes the speech (c) builds interest (d) makes people leave
4. 4.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
5. 5.❔ 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
6. 6.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) never at all (b) in the middle of a word (c) after an important point (d) after every word
7. 7.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
9. 9.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume
10. 10.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
12. 12.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
13. 13.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
14. 14.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
15. 15.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about volume. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) repeat the last word (b) speak faster (c) pause silently (d) say “um” louder
17. 17.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
21. 21.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) loud or soft (b) high or low (c) long or short (d) fast or slow
23. 23.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
27. 27.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause
28. 28.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
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 suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
31. 31.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) answer it instantly (b) pause for a moment (c) walk off the stage (d) ask ten more at once
32. 32.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
33. 33.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about volume. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable 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: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
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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