Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 579 · 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 loud or soft you speak? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) volume (d) pace
2. 2.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
3. 3.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) walk off the stage (b) answer it instantly (c) pause for a moment (d) ask ten more at once
5. 5.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about volume. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace
7. 7.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) expressive (b) monotonous (c) energetic (d) melodious
8. 8.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause
9. 9.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
11. 11.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after an important point (b) in the middle of a word (c) never at all (d) after every word
12. 12.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) volume (b) pace (c) a pause (d) pitch
14. 14.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
17. 17.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
19. 19.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
20. 20.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
21. 21.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) pace (d) a pause
27. 27.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) say “um” louder (b) speak faster (c) repeat the last word (d) pause silently
29. 29.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
32. 32.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.❔ 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
35. 35.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about pace. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
40. 40.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady

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