Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 363 · 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.⏸️ 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
2. 2.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
3. 3.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
4. 4.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
6. 6.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) pace (d) a pause
7. 7.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about pace. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
12. 12.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
13. 13.❓ 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
14. 14.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace
15. 15.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) fast or slow (b) long or short (c) high or low (d) loud or soft
16. 16.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
18. 18.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pace
21. 21.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) energetic (b) monotonous (c) melodious (d) expressive
23. 23.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
24. 24.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pace. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after an important point (b) never at all (c) after every word (d) in the middle of a word
28. 28.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) stops in the middle (b) goes silent (c) gets very loud (d) rises at the end
29. 29.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
32. 32.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
33. 33.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace
37. 37.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
38. 38.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
40. 40.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle

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