Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 426 · 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) pitch (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pace
2. 2.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace
3. 3.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) expressive (b) monotonous (c) energetic (d) melodious
5. 5.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace
6. 6.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) answer it instantly (b) walk off the stage (c) ask ten more at once (d) pause for a moment
8. 8.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
9. 9.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
11. 11.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) never at all (b) after every word (c) in the middle of a word (d) after an important point
15. 15.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
16. 16.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
17. 17.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about volume. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about volume. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
21. 21.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) gets very loud (b) rises at the end (c) stops in the middle (d) goes silent
22. 22.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
23. 23.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
25. 25.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
26. 26.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) wastes the speech (b) makes people leave (c) builds interest (d) confuses everyone
27. 27.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about volume. (a) True (b) False
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 announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
30. 30.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
32. 32.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
35. 35.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
36. 36.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
37. 37.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) True (b) False

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