Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 102 · 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 tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) pace (d) a pause
2. 2.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
3. 3.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
4. 4.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
8. 8.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
9. 9.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) builds interest (b) makes people leave (c) wastes the speech (d) confuses everyone
10. 10.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
11. 11.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) energetic (b) melodious (c) monotonous (d) expressive
13. 13.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) pace (d) a pause
15. 15.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
17. 17.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
18. 18.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
19. 19.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) rises at the end (b) goes silent (c) stops in the middle (d) gets very loud
20. 20.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
24. 24.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) pace (d) a pause
25. 25.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause
27. 27.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) loud or soft (b) fast or slow (c) long or short (d) high or low
31. 31.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after every word (b) in the middle of a word (c) never at all (d) after an important point
32. 32.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) pause for a moment (b) answer it instantly (c) ask ten more at once (d) walk off the stage
34. 34.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
36. 36.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about volume. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about volume. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle

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