Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 312 · 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.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) confuses everyone (b) makes people leave (c) builds interest (d) wastes the speech
2. 2.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
3. 3.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
4. 4.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
5. 5.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) high or low (b) long or short (c) fast or slow (d) loud or soft
7. 7.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
12. 12.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
13. 13.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) melodious (b) energetic (c) expressive (d) monotonous
14. 14.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
15. 15.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
16. 16.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pace
17. 17.❓ 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
18. 18.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
20. 20.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
21. 21.⏸️ 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
22. 22.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) rises at the end (b) stops in the middle (c) gets very loud (d) goes silent
24. 24.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
25. 25.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
31. 31.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause
33. 33.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) say it faster (b) stress it a little (c) mumble it (d) skip it
34. 34.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
35. 35.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
36. 36.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
37. 37.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
38. 38.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) True (b) False

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