Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 151 · 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 suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
2. 2.❓ 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
3. 3.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
4. 4.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) speak faster (b) repeat the last word (c) say “um” louder (d) pause silently
10. 10.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) long or short (b) fast or slow (c) high or low (d) loud or soft
11. 11.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
12. 12.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
13. 13.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
14. 14.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about pace. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) rises at the end (b) gets very loud (c) goes silent (d) stops in the middle
19. 19.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause
21. 21.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) mumble it (b) skip it (c) stress it a little (d) say it faster
23. 23.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
25. 25.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) makes people leave (b) wastes the speech (c) builds interest (d) confuses everyone
26. 26.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
27. 27.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about volume. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.⏸️ 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
31. 31.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
32. 32.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
36. 36.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pace
37. 37.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
39. 39.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pace
40. 40.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True

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