Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 231 · 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) after every word (b) in the middle of a word (c) never at all (d) after an important point
2. 2.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pace. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) stress it a little (b) skip it (c) say it faster (d) mumble it
4. 4.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) melodious (b) monotonous (c) expressive (d) energetic
5. 5.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume
8. 8.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
10. 10.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
12. 12.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
13. 13.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) goes silent (b) stops in the middle (c) gets very loud (d) rises at the end
14. 14.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
17. 17.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) answer it instantly (b) ask ten more at once (c) pause for a moment (d) walk off the stage
18. 18.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause
20. 20.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace
21. 21.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
22. 22.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
23. 23.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
25. 25.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pace. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace
28. 28.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
29. 29.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about volume. (a) True (b) False
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.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
33. 33.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pace. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) say “um” louder (b) speak faster (c) repeat the last word (d) pause silently
36. 36.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume
38. 38.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about volume. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about volume. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True

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