Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 53 · 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.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) volume (d) pitch
3. 3.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) pace (d) a pause
4. 4.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
5. 5.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
6. 6.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after an important point (b) after every word (c) in the middle of a word (d) never at all
7. 7.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) goes silent (b) rises at the end (c) gets very loud (d) stops in the middle
9. 9.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) say “um” louder (b) speak faster (c) pause silently (d) repeat the last word
10. 10.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
13. 13.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) makes people leave (b) confuses everyone (c) wastes the speech (d) builds interest
17. 17.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) fast or slow (b) loud or soft (c) high or low (d) long or short
19. 19.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about volume. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
22. 22.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
23. 23.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
27. 27.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
28. 28.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
29. 29.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
30. 30.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) volume (d) pitch
31. 31.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) expressive (b) energetic (c) melodious (d) monotonous
34. 34.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) say it faster (b) stress it a little (c) mumble it (d) skip it
35. 35.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause
37. 37.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace
38. 38.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about volume. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
40. 40.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True

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