Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 284 · 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: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
2. 2.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) goes silent (b) gets very loud (c) rises at the end (d) stops in the middle
3. 3.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
4. 4.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
5. 5.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
6. 6.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
7. 7.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) energetic (b) monotonous (c) expressive (d) melodious
8. 8.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) volume (d) pitch
9. 9.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) volume (b) pace (c) a pause (d) pitch
11. 11.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
12. 12.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) high or low (b) fast or slow (c) long or short (d) loud or soft
13. 13.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
14. 14.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
19. 19.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
20. 20.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) makes people leave (b) builds interest (c) wastes the speech (d) confuses everyone
21. 21.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
23. 23.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) pause for a moment (b) ask ten more at once (c) answer it instantly (d) walk off the stage
24. 24.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) volume (b) pace (c) a pause (d) pitch
28. 28.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
30. 30.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after an important point (b) never at all (c) in the middle of a word (d) after every word
34. 34.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
35. 35.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
36. 36.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) skip it (b) mumble it (c) stress it a little (d) say it faster

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