Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 548 · 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: how loud or soft you speak is about pace. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
4. 4.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
5. 5.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
6. 6.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) volume (b) pace (c) a pause (d) pitch
7. 7.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) loud or soft (b) high or low (c) long or short (d) fast or slow
8. 8.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after every word (b) in the middle of a word (c) after an important point (d) never at all
9. 9.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
11. 11.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) volume (d) a pause
12. 12.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) builds interest (b) wastes the speech (c) confuses everyone (d) makes people leave
14. 14.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
15. 15.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
20. 20.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
23. 23.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pace
24. 24.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
25. 25.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) answer it instantly (b) ask ten more at once (c) pause for a moment (d) walk off the stage
26. 26.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about volume. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
28. 28.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pace. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) say it faster (b) skip it (c) stress it a little (d) mumble it
31. 31.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) pitch (d) volume
32. 32.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) speak faster (b) say “um” louder (c) pause silently (d) repeat the last word
34. 34.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
37. 37.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) rises at the end (b) goes silent (c) gets very loud (d) stops in the middle
38. 38.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
39. 39.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True

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