Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 619 · 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 comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
2. 2.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
3. 3.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after every word (b) after an important point (c) never at all (d) in the middle of a word
4. 4.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
5. 5.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) walk off the stage (b) answer it instantly (c) ask ten more at once (d) pause for a moment
7. 7.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) speak faster (b) say “um” louder (c) repeat the last word (d) pause silently
8. 8.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
10. 10.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) goes silent (b) rises at the end (c) gets very loud (d) stops in the middle
11. 11.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
13. 13.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
14. 14.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
15. 15.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about volume. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) wastes the speech (b) builds interest (c) makes people leave (d) confuses everyone
18. 18.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
19. 19.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) volume (b) pace (c) a pause (d) pitch
20. 20.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) mumble it (b) skip it (c) say it faster (d) stress it a little
22. 22.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) energetic (b) expressive (c) monotonous (d) melodious
23. 23.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
24. 24.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
27. 27.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
30. 30.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
32. 32.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) volume (d) pitch
36. 36.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
39. 39.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about volume. (a) False (b) True

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