Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 528 · 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 suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
2. 2.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
3. 3.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
6. 6.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) gets very loud (b) stops in the middle (c) rises at the end (d) goes silent
8. 8.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
9. 9.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) walk off the stage (b) pause for a moment (c) ask ten more at once (d) answer it instantly
11. 11.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after every word (b) in the middle of a word (c) never at all (d) after an important point
12. 12.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) volume (d) pitch
13. 13.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) expressive (b) monotonous (c) melodious (d) energetic
14. 14.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pace
15. 15.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about pace. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
17. 17.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
18. 18.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) builds interest (b) makes people leave (c) confuses everyone (d) wastes the speech
19. 19.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
20. 20.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pace. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
22. 22.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) say it faster (b) skip it (c) stress it a little (d) mumble it
24. 24.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
30. 30.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
36. 36.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) pace (d) a pause
37. 37.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) loud or soft (b) fast or slow (c) long or short (d) high or low
38. 38.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about a pause. (a) False (b) True

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