Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 360 · 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 tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) pace (d) a pause
2. 2.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) answer it instantly (b) ask ten more at once (c) pause for a moment (d) walk off the stage
4. 4.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume
6. 6.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
9. 9.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) makes people leave (b) confuses everyone (c) builds interest (d) wastes the speech
11. 11.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) volume (d) pace
13. 13.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
14. 14.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
15. 15.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
17. 17.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) monotonous (b) expressive (c) melodious (d) energetic
18. 18.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) rises at the end (b) stops in the middle (c) gets very loud (d) goes silent
20. 20.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) speak faster (b) repeat the last word (c) say “um” louder (d) pause silently
21. 21.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
23. 23.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) pitch (d) volume
26. 26.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) never at all (b) in the middle of a word (c) after every word (d) after an important point
27. 27.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
28. 28.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
29. 29.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about volume. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
32. 32.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) volume (b) pace (c) a pause (d) pitch
34. 34.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
36. 36.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
38. 38.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
40. 40.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True

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