Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 964 · 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) makes people leave (b) builds interest (c) wastes the speech (d) confuses everyone
2. 2.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
5. 5.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pace. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
9. 9.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) energetic (b) melodious (c) expressive (d) monotonous
10. 10.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) volume (d) pitch
12. 12.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) pause silently (b) speak faster (c) repeat the last word (d) say “um” louder
13. 13.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
14. 14.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pace. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after every word (b) after an important point (c) never at all (d) in the middle of a word
21. 21.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) long or short (b) loud or soft (c) fast or slow (d) high or low
24. 24.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
26. 26.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
27. 27.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
28. 28.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
29. 29.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) stress it a little (b) skip it (c) say it faster (d) mumble it
30. 30.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
32. 32.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) ask ten more at once (b) answer it instantly (c) walk off the stage (d) pause for a moment
33. 33.❔ 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
34. 34.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about volume. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about volume. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
39. 39.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
40. 40.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False

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