Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 557 · 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 tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
2. 2.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
4. 4.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace
5. 5.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about pace. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after every word (b) never at all (c) after an important point (d) in the middle of a word
9. 9.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) energetic (b) expressive (c) melodious (d) monotonous
10. 10.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) speak faster (b) repeat the last word (c) say “um” louder (d) pause silently
12. 12.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) volume (d) pitch
16. 16.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
17. 17.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume
18. 18.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
19. 19.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
21. 21.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about volume. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) long or short (b) fast or slow (c) high or low (d) loud or soft
23. 23.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) say it faster (b) stress it a little (c) skip it (d) mumble it
25. 25.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) gets very loud (b) rises at the end (c) stops in the middle (d) goes silent
27. 27.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
28. 28.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) wastes the speech (b) confuses everyone (c) makes people leave (d) builds interest
29. 29.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
32. 32.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
33. 33.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
35. 35.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pace. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
40. 40.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace

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