Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 228 · 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: a short silence between ideas is about pace. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
3. 3.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
5. 5.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) volume (d) pace
6. 6.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
7. 7.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) stops in the middle (b) rises at the end (c) goes silent (d) gets very loud
8. 8.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
12. 12.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) in the middle of a word (b) after an important point (c) after every word (d) never at all
13. 13.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
15. 15.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pace. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
18. 18.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
19. 19.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
20. 20.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
22. 22.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
24. 24.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) confuses everyone (b) makes people leave (c) wastes the speech (d) builds interest
25. 25.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
28. 28.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) say it faster (b) skip it (c) stress it a little (d) mumble it
29. 29.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) melodious (b) expressive (c) monotonous (d) energetic
31. 31.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
32. 32.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) ask ten more at once (b) pause for a moment (c) answer it instantly (d) walk off the stage
38. 38.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
39. 39.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
40. 40.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) loud or soft (b) fast or slow (c) long or short (d) high or low

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