Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 342 · 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 giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
2. 2.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace
3. 3.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) rises at the end (b) gets very loud (c) stops in the middle (d) goes silent
4. 4.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
5. 5.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
7. 7.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
9. 9.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after every word (b) after an important point (c) in the middle of a word (d) never at all
10. 10.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
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 loud or soft you speak? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
15. 15.❓ 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
16. 16.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
17. 17.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
18. 18.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about volume. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) volume (b) pace (c) a pause (d) pitch
21. 21.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
23. 23.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
24. 24.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
28. 28.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pace
29. 29.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
31. 31.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) monotonous (b) energetic (c) melodious (d) expressive
32. 32.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.⏸️ 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
34. 34.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) volume (d) pitch
35. 35.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
36. 36.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pace. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) pause silently (b) say “um” louder (c) speak faster (d) repeat the last word
38. 38.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about pace. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about volume. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about pitch. (a) True (b) False

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