Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 522 · 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.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) mumble it (b) say it faster (c) skip it (d) stress it a little
2. 2.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
3. 3.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
7. 7.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) high or low (b) fast or slow (c) loud or soft (d) long or short
9. 9.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pace (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pitch
10. 10.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) in the middle of a word (b) after every word (c) after an important point (d) never at all
12. 12.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
14. 14.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
16. 16.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) volume (b) pace (c) a pause (d) pitch
17. 17.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
18. 18.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) rises at the end (b) stops in the middle (c) goes silent (d) gets very loud
20. 20.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about volume. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) expressive (b) energetic (c) melodious (d) monotonous
23. 23.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
24. 24.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about volume. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
32. 32.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
33. 33.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
35. 35.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
37. 37.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about volume. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause
39. 39.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) pause silently (b) say “um” louder (c) repeat the last word (d) speak faster

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