Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 972 · 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.🤐 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
2. 2.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace
6. 6.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
7. 7.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) stops in the middle (b) rises at the end (c) gets very loud (d) goes silent
8. 8.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) monotonous (b) melodious (c) expressive (d) energetic
11. 11.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) mumble it (b) stress it a little (c) say it faster (d) skip it
13. 13.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after an important point (b) in the middle of a word (c) after every word (d) never at all
14. 14.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
15. 15.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pace. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume
17. 17.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
18. 18.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) walk off the stage (b) pause for a moment (c) answer it instantly (d) ask ten more at once
19. 19.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
20. 20.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) builds interest (b) makes people leave (c) confuses everyone (d) wastes the speech
22. 22.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
23. 23.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace
24. 24.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
25. 25.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
26. 26.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
27. 27.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
29. 29.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) loud or soft (b) fast or slow (c) high or low (d) long or short
30. 30.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pace. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
32. 32.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
35. 35.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
39. 39.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False

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