Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 178 · 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.⏸️ 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
2. 2.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace
3. 3.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) makes people leave (b) confuses everyone (c) wastes the speech (d) builds interest
5. 5.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
7. 7.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
15. 15.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
16. 16.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
18. 18.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
19. 19.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
21. 21.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
22. 22.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
24. 24.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) monotonous (b) energetic (c) expressive (d) melodious
26. 26.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
28. 28.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) goes silent (b) gets very loud (c) stops in the middle (d) rises at the end
29. 29.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
30. 30.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
31. 31.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
32. 32.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pace. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.❓ 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
36. 36.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
39. 39.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) pause silently (b) repeat the last word (c) say “um” louder (d) speak faster
40. 40.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pace. (a) False (b) True

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