Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 450 · 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.⏸️ 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
2. 2.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
3. 3.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.❓ 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
5. 5.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pace
6. 6.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) mumble it (b) say it faster (c) skip it (d) stress it a little
7. 7.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
8. 8.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) volume (d) pace
9. 9.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
13. 13.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) stops in the middle (b) gets very loud (c) rises at the end (d) goes silent
14. 14.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) melodious (b) monotonous (c) energetic (d) expressive
15. 15.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
16. 16.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
17. 17.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
18. 18.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) say “um” louder (b) speak faster (c) repeat the last word (d) pause silently
19. 19.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) fast or slow (b) loud or soft (c) long or short (d) high or low
20. 20.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
21. 21.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
25. 25.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) confuses everyone (b) makes people leave (c) builds interest (d) wastes the speech
26. 26.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
28. 28.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about volume. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
33. 33.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) volume (b) pace (c) a pause (d) pitch
34. 34.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
36. 36.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
39. 39.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pace (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pitch
40. 40.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False

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