Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 378 · 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: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
2. 2.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
4. 4.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pace. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about volume. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause
10. 10.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) volume (d) pitch
11. 11.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
12. 12.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause
13. 13.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
14. 14.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
16. 16.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.❔ 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
18. 18.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after an important point (b) in the middle of a word (c) after every word (d) never at all
19. 19.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
22. 22.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about volume. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
26. 26.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) melodious (b) energetic (c) expressive (d) monotonous
27. 27.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
30. 30.❓ 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
31. 31.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
32. 32.⏸️ 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
33. 33.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
34. 34.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
36. 36.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
37. 37.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about volume. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle

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