Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 591 · 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: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) volume (d) a pause
2. 2.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) volume (b) pace (c) a pause (d) pitch
3. 3.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace
4. 4.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
5. 5.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about volume. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
8. 8.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) never at all (b) in the middle of a word (c) after every word (d) after an important point
9. 9.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) walk off the stage (b) ask ten more at once (c) pause for a moment (d) answer it instantly
12. 12.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
19. 19.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) gets very loud (b) stops in the middle (c) goes silent (d) rises at the end
20. 20.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
22. 22.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) fast or slow (b) long or short (c) high or low (d) loud or soft
23. 23.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
25. 25.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pace. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pace
28. 28.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause
29. 29.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
31. 31.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
33. 33.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
36. 36.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) pace (d) a pause
39. 39.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
40. 40.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False

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