Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 357 · 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.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about volume. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
3. 3.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
4. 4.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
5. 5.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
6. 6.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) stops in the middle (b) gets very loud (c) rises at the end (d) goes silent
7. 7.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after an important point (b) after every word (c) in the middle of a word (d) never at all
11. 11.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
14. 14.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
15. 15.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace
16. 16.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) answer it instantly (b) pause for a moment (c) ask ten more at once (d) walk off the stage
18. 18.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
19. 19.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) wastes the speech (b) makes people leave (c) builds interest (d) confuses everyone
22. 22.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) loud or soft (b) high or low (c) fast or slow (d) long or short
24. 24.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace
25. 25.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
26. 26.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
27. 27.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
30. 30.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
31. 31.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) expressive (b) melodious (c) monotonous (d) energetic
33. 33.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
38. 38.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) say it faster (b) skip it (c) stress it a little (d) mumble it
40. 40.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False

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