Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 371 · 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.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) pause silently (b) speak faster (c) say “um” louder (d) repeat the last word
2. 2.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pace. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.❔ 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
5. 5.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
7. 7.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
8. 8.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) builds interest (b) confuses everyone (c) makes people leave (d) wastes the speech
10. 10.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
11. 11.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
12. 12.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
13. 13.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause
14. 14.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) fast or slow (b) high or low (c) long or short (d) loud or soft
15. 15.⏸️ 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
16. 16.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
17. 17.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
18. 18.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) volume (b) pace (c) a pause (d) pitch
19. 19.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
21. 21.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) ask ten more at once (b) answer it instantly (c) walk off the stage (d) pause for a moment
24. 24.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) pace (d) a pause
25. 25.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pace
26. 26.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) volume (d) pace
30. 30.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about volume. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about volume. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) pace (d) a pause
37. 37.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume
39. 39.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
40. 40.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) True (b) False

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