Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 984 · 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 suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
2. 2.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
3. 3.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) volume (d) pitch
4. 4.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) volume (d) pitch
5. 5.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) melodious (b) energetic (c) monotonous (d) expressive
6. 6.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
7. 7.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
8. 8.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
9. 9.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about volume. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) volume (b) pace (c) a pause (d) pitch
11. 11.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
13. 13.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
14. 14.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
15. 15.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) mumble it (b) stress it a little (c) say it faster (d) skip it
18. 18.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
19. 19.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) stops in the middle (b) goes silent (c) gets very loud (d) rises at the end
20. 20.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
22. 22.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
23. 23.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) never at all (b) after every word (c) in the middle of a word (d) after an important point
26. 26.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) pitch (d) volume
27. 27.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
30. 30.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a cheerful and lively voice. (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: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pace. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
35. 35.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
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.❓ 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
38. 38.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about volume. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about pitch. (a) True (b) False

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