Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 186 · 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.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) makes people leave (b) confuses everyone (c) builds interest (d) wastes the speech
2. 2.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
5. 5.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pace
6. 6.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
7. 7.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) energetic (b) monotonous (c) melodious (d) expressive
8. 8.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pace. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
10. 10.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
11. 11.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
12. 12.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
13. 13.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pace. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about volume. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) stops in the middle (b) gets very loud (c) goes silent (d) rises at the end
19. 19.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
20. 20.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) volume (d) pace
22. 22.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) volume (b) pace (c) a pause (d) pitch
24. 24.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) in the middle of a word (b) never at all (c) after an important point (d) after every word
25. 25.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
26. 26.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
27. 27.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pace. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
29. 29.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) fast or slow (b) high or low (c) long or short (d) loud or soft
31. 31.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
33. 33.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) mumble it (b) skip it (c) say it faster (d) stress it a little
38. 38.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about volume. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
40. 40.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True

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