Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 615 · 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 suits cheering your team before a match? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
2. 2.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) pace (d) a pause
5. 5.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
8. 8.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) pace (d) a pause
10. 10.⏸️ 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
11. 11.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
13. 13.🤐 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
14. 14.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) answer it instantly (b) pause for a moment (c) ask ten more at once (d) walk off the stage
15. 15.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) stops in the middle (b) gets very loud (c) rises at the end (d) goes silent
16. 16.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) volume (b) pace (c) a pause (d) pitch
17. 17.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
19. 19.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) never at all (b) after an important point (c) after every word (d) in the middle of a word
20. 20.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
21. 21.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace
22. 22.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) long or short (b) loud or soft (c) high or low (d) fast or slow
25. 25.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
27. 27.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) volume (d) a pause
28. 28.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace
30. 30.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
33. 33.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
37. 37.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
39. 39.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False

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