Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 638 · 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 warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
2. 2.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after every word (b) after an important point (c) in the middle of a word (d) never at all
5. 5.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
6. 6.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
7. 7.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) walk off the stage (b) pause for a moment (c) ask ten more at once (d) answer it instantly
8. 8.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about pace. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
11. 11.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) gets very loud (b) rises at the end (c) goes silent (d) stops in the middle
13. 13.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) builds interest (b) makes people leave (c) confuses everyone (d) wastes the speech
14. 14.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
15. 15.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) high or low (b) fast or slow (c) long or short (d) loud or soft
18. 18.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
19. 19.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) volume (d) a pause
20. 20.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume
22. 22.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume
24. 24.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) volume (d) pitch
26. 26.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about volume. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) pitch (d) volume
31. 31.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pace (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pitch
32. 32.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
34. 34.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
36. 36.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
37. 37.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) pace (d) a pause
38. 38.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
39. 39.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) say “um” louder (b) repeat the last word (c) pause silently (d) speak faster
40. 40.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True

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