Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 411 · 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) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
2. 2.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
4. 4.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pace (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pitch
5. 5.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) never at all (b) in the middle of a word (c) after every word (d) after an important point
7. 7.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
9. 9.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
10. 10.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
11. 11.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) fast or slow (b) long or short (c) high or low (d) loud or soft
14. 14.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
15. 15.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
16. 16.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
17. 17.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) pace (d) a pause
18. 18.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about volume. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pace (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pitch
20. 20.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) walk off the stage (b) ask ten more at once (c) pause for a moment (d) answer it instantly
21. 21.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about volume. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pace. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
27. 27.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) rises at the end (b) goes silent (c) gets very loud (d) stops in the middle
28. 28.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) monotonous (b) expressive (c) melodious (d) energetic
29. 29.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
31. 31.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) wastes the speech (b) makes people leave (c) confuses everyone (d) builds interest
33. 33.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
34. 34.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
35. 35.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
37. 37.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
39. 39.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume

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