Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 318 · 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 suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
2. 2.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace
3. 3.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) pause for a moment (b) answer it instantly (c) ask ten more at once (d) walk off the stage
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: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) gets very loud (b) goes silent (c) rises at the end (d) stops in the middle
8. 8.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) volume (d) a pause
9. 9.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) high or low (b) loud or soft (c) long or short (d) fast or slow
12. 12.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) wastes the speech (b) makes people leave (c) confuses everyone (d) builds interest
14. 14.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
15. 15.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
18. 18.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after every word (b) in the middle of a word (c) after an important point (d) never at all
21. 21.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
23. 23.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) volume (d) pace
24. 24.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
26. 26.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
27. 27.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
30. 30.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) pace (d) a pause
32. 32.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) melodious (b) expressive (c) energetic (d) monotonous
34. 34.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) repeat the last word (b) say “um” louder (c) speak faster (d) pause silently
36. 36.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pace
40. 40.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady

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