Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 187 · 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.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace
3. 3.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume
7. 7.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) long or short (b) high or low (c) loud or soft (d) fast or slow
8. 8.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume
9. 9.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) in the middle of a word (b) after every word (c) after an important point (d) never at all
10. 10.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) repeat the last word (b) pause silently (c) say “um” louder (d) speak faster
11. 11.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
12. 12.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) wastes the speech (b) makes people leave (c) confuses everyone (d) builds interest
14. 14.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
15. 15.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about volume. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) ask ten more at once (b) answer it instantly (c) walk off the stage (d) pause for a moment
18. 18.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
20. 20.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
21. 21.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) say it faster (b) skip it (c) mumble it (d) stress it a little
23. 23.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
24. 24.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) melodious (b) monotonous (c) expressive (d) energetic
26. 26.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) stops in the middle (b) goes silent (c) gets very loud (d) rises at the end
27. 27.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
28. 28.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) False (b) True
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.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
32. 32.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
34. 34.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
36. 36.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
37. 37.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
39. 39.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
40. 40.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False

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