Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 386 · 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: slowing down for a phone number? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
2. 2.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) makes people leave (b) wastes the speech (c) confuses everyone (d) builds interest
3. 3.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
4. 4.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
6. 6.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) repeat the last word (b) speak faster (c) say “um” louder (d) pause silently
7. 7.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace
10. 10.❓ 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
11. 11.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) monotonous (b) expressive (c) energetic (d) melodious
12. 12.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after every word (b) in the middle of a word (c) after an important point (d) never at all
13. 13.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace
14. 14.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
16. 16.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
17. 17.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
18. 18.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) pitch (d) volume
19. 19.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
20. 20.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) goes silent (b) gets very loud (c) rises at the end (d) stops in the middle
21. 21.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) fast or slow (b) high or low (c) long or short (d) loud or soft
22. 22.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
23. 23.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
26. 26.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
29. 29.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) pitch (d) volume
32. 32.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
33. 33.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
37. 37.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively

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