Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 407 · 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: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) pitch (d) volume
2. 2.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace
3. 3.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) stops in the middle (b) rises at the end (c) goes silent (d) gets very loud
4. 4.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) high or low (b) fast or slow (c) loud or soft (d) long or short
6. 6.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about volume. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
8. 8.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) skip it (b) mumble it (c) say it faster (d) stress it a little
10. 10.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
11. 11.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
13. 13.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
15. 15.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) repeat the last word (b) speak faster (c) pause silently (d) say “um” louder
16. 16.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) in the middle of a word (b) after an important point (c) after every word (d) never at all
17. 17.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about volume. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
20. 20.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about pace. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
24. 24.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
26. 26.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pace. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
31. 31.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) pause for a moment (b) answer it instantly (c) ask ten more at once (d) walk off the stage
32. 32.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
33. 33.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
34. 34.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
38. 38.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) volume (d) a pause
40. 40.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True

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