Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 325 · 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.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) goes silent (b) rises at the end (c) stops in the middle (d) gets very loud
2. 2.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about pace. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
5. 5.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) confuses everyone (b) wastes the speech (c) makes people leave (d) builds interest
6. 6.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
8. 8.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace
9. 9.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
11. 11.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
12. 12.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
13. 13.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) volume (d) pitch
16. 16.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
17. 17.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
19. 19.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
20. 20.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) say it faster (b) skip it (c) mumble it (d) stress it a little
22. 22.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) long or short (b) fast or slow (c) high or low (d) loud or soft
23. 23.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
25. 25.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
27. 27.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) volume (d) pitch
29. 29.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pace. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
31. 31.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after every word (b) in the middle of a word (c) never at all (d) after an important point
33. 33.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pace
36. 36.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) speak faster (b) say “um” louder (c) pause silently (d) repeat the last word
37. 37.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
39. 39.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True

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