Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 308 · 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.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) pause silently (b) repeat the last word (c) speak faster (d) say “um” louder
2. 2.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) confuses everyone (b) makes people leave (c) wastes the speech (d) builds interest
3. 3.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
4. 4.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
7. 7.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) melodious (b) expressive (c) monotonous (d) energetic
8. 8.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
10. 10.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) goes silent (b) gets very loud (c) stops in the middle (d) rises at the end
12. 12.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
14. 14.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
15. 15.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
16. 16.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
17. 17.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
19. 19.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) volume (d) a pause
20. 20.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) pause for a moment (b) walk off the stage (c) ask ten more at once (d) answer it instantly
25. 25.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pace. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) volume (d) pitch
27. 27.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
30. 30.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after every word (b) never at all (c) in the middle of a word (d) after an important point
31. 31.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
32. 32.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
33. 33.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
34. 34.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
36. 36.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace
40. 40.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about a pause. (a) True (b) False

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