Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 159 · 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 cheering your team before a match? (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) after an important point (b) in the middle of a word (c) after every word (d) never at all
3. 3.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) volume (b) pace (c) a pause (d) pitch
5. 5.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) energetic (b) melodious (c) expressive (d) monotonous
6. 6.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) say “um” louder (b) speak faster (c) pause silently (d) repeat the last word
8. 8.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
9. 9.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
10. 10.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace
13. 13.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) gets very loud (b) rises at the end (c) stops in the middle (d) goes silent
15. 15.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about volume. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
20. 20.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) wastes the speech (b) confuses everyone (c) makes people leave (d) builds interest
21. 21.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about volume. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) walk off the stage (b) pause for a moment (c) ask ten more at once (d) answer it instantly
24. 24.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
26. 26.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about volume. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
29. 29.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) say it faster (b) stress it a little (c) mumble it (d) skip it
31. 31.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
32. 32.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pace
34. 34.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) loud or soft (b) long or short (c) fast or slow (d) high or low
35. 35.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pace. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
38. 38.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
39. 39.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) True (b) False

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