Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 115 · 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: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
2. 2.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about volume. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) goes silent (b) rises at the end (c) stops in the middle (d) gets very loud
7. 7.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
9. 9.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
10. 10.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) long or short (b) fast or slow (c) loud or soft (d) high or low
11. 11.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) stress it a little (b) mumble it (c) say it faster (d) skip it
12. 12.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) ask ten more at once (b) answer it instantly (c) pause for a moment (d) walk off the stage
16. 16.⏸️ 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
17. 17.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
18. 18.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace
19. 19.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
20. 20.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) volume (d) pace
22. 22.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pace. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
24. 24.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
25. 25.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) expressive (b) energetic (c) melodious (d) monotonous
28. 28.⏸️ 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
29. 29.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
30. 30.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace
32. 32.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) pace (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pitch
34. 34.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
35. 35.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
38. 38.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pitch. (a) False (b) True

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