Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 381 · 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) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
2. 2.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
6. 6.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
7. 7.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) volume (d) pace
8. 8.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
13. 13.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) goes silent (b) gets very loud (c) stops in the middle (d) rises at the end
14. 14.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) wastes the speech (b) confuses everyone (c) makes people leave (d) builds interest
16. 16.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
18. 18.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) fast or slow (b) loud or soft (c) long or short (d) high or low
19. 19.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
24. 24.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
25. 25.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace
26. 26.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
27. 27.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume
28. 28.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
29. 29.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
30. 30.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) pause for a moment (b) walk off the stage (c) answer it instantly (d) ask ten more at once
32. 32.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
34. 34.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
36. 36.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
37. 37.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.⏸️ 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
39. 39.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively

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