Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 269 · 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 fast or slow you speak? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) volume (d) a pause
2. 2.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) say “um” louder (b) pause silently (c) repeat the last word (d) speak faster
4. 4.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about volume. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
8. 8.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) skip it (b) stress it a little (c) say it faster (d) mumble it
10. 10.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
11. 11.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
12. 12.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after every word (b) after an important point (c) in the middle of a word (d) never at all
13. 13.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) fast or slow (b) long or short (c) loud or soft (d) high or low
14. 14.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pace. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) monotonous (b) energetic (c) melodious (d) expressive
16. 16.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) gets very loud (b) stops in the middle (c) rises at the end (d) goes silent
18. 18.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) pace (d) a pause
20. 20.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
22. 22.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
24. 24.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) answer it instantly (b) pause for a moment (c) walk off the stage (d) ask ten more at once
25. 25.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
28. 28.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
30. 30.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
31. 31.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
33. 33.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
34. 34.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
37. 37.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) True (b) False

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