Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 281 · 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 high or low your voice sounds? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) pace (d) a pause
2. 2.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) energetic (b) melodious (c) expressive (d) monotonous
3. 3.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
4. 4.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
6. 6.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
7. 7.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pace. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) repeat the last word (b) pause silently (c) speak faster (d) say “um” louder
11. 11.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
14. 14.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about volume. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
19. 19.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
20. 20.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) answer it instantly (b) walk off the stage (c) ask ten more at once (d) pause for a moment
23. 23.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
24. 24.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
25. 25.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
28. 28.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) in the middle of a word (b) after every word (c) after an important point (d) never at all
29. 29.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
31. 31.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) stops in the middle (b) gets very loud (c) rises at the end (d) goes silent
34. 34.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace
35. 35.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) mumble it (b) say it faster (c) skip it (d) stress it a little
37. 37.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False

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