Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 234 · 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.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
2. 2.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) volume (d) a pause
4. 4.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
5. 5.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after an important point (b) never at all (c) after every word (d) in the middle of a word
6. 6.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) rises at the end (b) goes silent (c) gets very loud (d) stops in the middle
7. 7.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
8. 8.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) pace (d) a pause
9. 9.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace
10. 10.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) pace (d) a pause
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: stopping for a moment after a key point is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
14. 14.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
15. 15.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
16. 16.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
19. 19.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about volume. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) speak faster (b) pause silently (c) repeat the last word (d) say “um” louder
22. 22.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) volume (d) pace
23. 23.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) high or low (b) fast or slow (c) long or short (d) loud or soft
24. 24.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (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) True (b) False
29. 29.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
30. 30.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
34. 34.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about volume. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pace
37. 37.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about volume. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about a pause. (a) False (b) True

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