Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 153 · 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 reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
2. 2.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) never at all (b) after every word (c) after an important point (d) in the middle of a word
3. 3.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
5. 5.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) builds interest (b) wastes the speech (c) confuses everyone (d) makes people leave
8. 8.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
11. 11.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
13. 13.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
14. 14.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
15. 15.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
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: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
18. 18.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
19. 19.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
20. 20.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
21. 21.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace
22. 22.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
23. 23.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) loud or soft (b) high or low (c) long or short (d) fast or slow
26. 26.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
28. 28.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
31. 31.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) goes silent (b) gets very loud (c) rises at the end (d) stops in the middle
33. 33.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pace
34. 34.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
35. 35.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) answer it instantly (b) walk off the stage (c) ask ten more at once (d) pause for a moment
38. 38.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pace. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) False (b) True

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