Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 995 · 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) in the middle of a word (b) after an important point (c) never at all (d) after every word
2. 2.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) wastes the speech (b) builds interest (c) confuses everyone (d) makes people leave
5. 5.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about pace. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
9. 9.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
10. 10.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
11. 11.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
13. 13.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) volume (d) pitch
15. 15.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
16. 16.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) pace (d) a pause
17. 17.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) walk off the stage (b) ask ten more at once (c) answer it instantly (d) pause for a moment
18. 18.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
19. 19.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
20. 20.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) stress it a little (b) mumble it (c) say it faster (d) skip it
23. 23.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) speak faster (b) pause silently (c) say “um” louder (d) repeat the last word
27. 27.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) energetic (b) monotonous (c) expressive (d) melodious
28. 28.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) volume (b) pace (c) a pause (d) pitch
29. 29.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pace. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about volume. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
32. 32.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.❔ 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
35. 35.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
36. 36.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
39. 39.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pace. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False

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