Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 332 · 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.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) ask ten more at once (b) pause for a moment (c) answer it instantly (d) walk off the stage
2. 2.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pace
4. 4.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
8. 8.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) wastes the speech (b) builds interest (c) makes people leave (d) confuses everyone
9. 9.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
10. 10.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
11. 11.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
12. 12.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
13. 13.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) pace (d) a pause
14. 14.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) skip it (b) mumble it (c) stress it a little (d) say it faster
17. 17.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) fast or slow (b) loud or soft (c) long or short (d) high or low
18. 18.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) monotonous (b) energetic (c) expressive (d) melodious
19. 19.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) in the middle of a word (b) after an important point (c) after every word (d) never at all
20. 20.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) goes silent (b) rises at the end (c) gets very loud (d) stops in the middle
23. 23.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) pace (d) a pause
24. 24.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
26. 26.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
29. 29.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
30. 30.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pace. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) pitch (d) volume
36. 36.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace
37. 37.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) True (b) False

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