Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 97 · 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.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after an important point (b) after every word (c) in the middle of a word (d) never at all
2. 2.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) melodious (b) energetic (c) expressive (d) monotonous
5. 5.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) fast or slow (b) high or low (c) long or short (d) loud or soft
6. 6.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
8. 8.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) volume (d) pace
9. 9.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
10. 10.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
11. 11.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) wastes the speech (b) confuses everyone (c) builds interest (d) makes people leave
12. 12.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about volume. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
16. 16.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) answer it instantly (b) ask ten more at once (c) walk off the stage (d) pause for a moment
17. 17.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about volume. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
19. 19.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
20. 20.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
21. 21.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) gets very loud (b) rises at the end (c) goes silent (d) stops in the middle
25. 25.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pace. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
29. 29.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) say “um” louder (b) speak faster (c) repeat the last word (d) pause silently
30. 30.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
32. 32.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
36. 36.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
40. 40.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle

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