Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 141 · 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.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.⏸️ 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
4. 4.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
5. 5.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about volume. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) stress it a little (b) skip it (c) say it faster (d) mumble it
7. 7.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) rises at the end (b) stops in the middle (c) gets very loud (d) goes silent
10. 10.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) volume (d) pitch
11. 11.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
13. 13.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
14. 14.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
15. 15.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) speak faster (b) repeat the last word (c) pause silently (d) say “um” louder
16. 16.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
17. 17.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) expressive (b) melodious (c) energetic (d) monotonous
18. 18.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) high or low (b) fast or slow (c) loud or soft (d) long or short
20. 20.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about volume. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
23. 23.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
24. 24.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) pitch (d) volume
25. 25.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after every word (b) never at all (c) in the middle of a word (d) after an important point
26. 26.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
27. 27.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
29. 29.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
30. 30.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
31. 31.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
33. 33.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about volume. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pace. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
40. 40.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True

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