Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 244 · 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: how loud or soft you speak? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
2. 2.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
3. 3.❔ 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
4. 4.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
5. 5.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) volume (d) a pause
6. 6.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
7. 7.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
9. 9.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) pace (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pitch
10. 10.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
11. 11.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after every word (b) after an important point (c) never at all (d) in the middle of a word
14. 14.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
15. 15.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
16. 16.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about volume. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about volume. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) high or low (b) long or short (c) loud or soft (d) fast or slow
22. 22.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
24. 24.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
28. 28.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
29. 29.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) say it faster (b) skip it (c) stress it a little (d) mumble it
30. 30.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) pace (d) a pause
32. 32.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
33. 33.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) speak faster (b) say “um” louder (c) pause silently (d) repeat the last word
34. 34.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) walk off the stage (b) ask ten more at once (c) answer it instantly (d) pause for a moment
36. 36.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
37. 37.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about volume. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about volume. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) False (b) True

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