Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 105 · 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.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) walk off the stage (b) answer it instantly (c) pause for a moment (d) ask ten more at once
2. 2.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause
3. 3.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) melodious (b) energetic (c) expressive (d) monotonous
4. 4.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
6. 6.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) high or low (b) long or short (c) loud or soft (d) fast or slow
9. 9.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) confuses everyone (b) wastes the speech (c) builds interest (d) makes people leave
10. 10.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
11. 11.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) never at all (b) in the middle of a word (c) after every word (d) after an important point
12. 12.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) say it faster (b) mumble it (c) skip it (d) stress it a little
14. 14.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
16. 16.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) gets very loud (b) goes silent (c) rises at the end (d) stops in the middle
17. 17.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) pace (d) a pause
18. 18.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) pitch (d) volume
22. 22.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
24. 24.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
25. 25.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
26. 26.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) volume (b) pace (c) a pause (d) pitch
28. 28.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pace. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
32. 32.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
33. 33.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
34. 34.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about volume. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
36. 36.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume
37. 37.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
38. 38.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about volume. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume

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