Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 246 · 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: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
2. 2.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pace. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pace
5. 5.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
7. 7.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
10. 10.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
11. 11.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
12. 12.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) goes silent (b) rises at the end (c) stops in the middle (d) gets very loud
14. 14.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
17. 17.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) pace (d) a pause
18. 18.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) speak faster (b) say “um” louder (c) repeat the last word (d) pause silently
19. 19.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause
20. 20.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
21. 21.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
23. 23.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) loud or soft (b) long or short (c) fast or slow (d) high or low
25. 25.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume
27. 27.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) never at all (b) after every word (c) in the middle of a word (d) after an important point
28. 28.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) stress it a little (b) mumble it (c) skip it (d) say it faster
33. 33.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) answer it instantly (b) ask ten more at once (c) walk off the stage (d) pause for a moment
37. 37.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) volume (d) pace
38. 38.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
40. 40.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle

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