Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 959 · 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: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
2. 2.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pace. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🤐 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
9. 9.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) fast or slow (b) loud or soft (c) long or short (d) high or low
10. 10.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) say it faster (b) stress it a little (c) skip it (d) mumble it
11. 11.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume
12. 12.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) answer it instantly (b) ask ten more at once (c) pause for a moment (d) walk off the stage
13. 13.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pace. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
15. 15.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
16. 16.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
17. 17.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pace. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
19. 19.⏸️ 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
20. 20.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
22. 22.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
23. 23.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
24. 24.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) pace (d) a pause
27. 27.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
29. 29.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) pace (d) a pause
33. 33.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
36. 36.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) wastes the speech (b) makes people leave (c) builds interest (d) confuses everyone
37. 37.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
38. 38.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
40. 40.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) gets very loud (b) stops in the middle (c) goes silent (d) rises at the end

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