Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 643 · 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.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) in the middle of a word (b) never at all (c) after every word (d) after an important point
2. 2.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) volume (d) a pause
3. 3.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
5. 5.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
8. 8.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) repeat the last word (b) say “um” louder (c) pause silently (d) speak faster
12. 12.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
13. 13.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pace
14. 14.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) volume (b) pace (c) a pause (d) pitch
16. 16.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about volume. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) pitch (d) volume
18. 18.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) pace (d) a pause
19. 19.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
20. 20.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) rises at the end (b) stops in the middle (c) goes silent (d) gets very loud
22. 22.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) mumble it (b) say it faster (c) skip it (d) stress it a little
24. 24.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pace (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pitch
25. 25.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) pace (d) a pause
27. 27.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace
30. 30.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pace. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
33. 33.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about volume. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
35. 35.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) monotonous (b) expressive (c) melodious (d) energetic
36. 36.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.❓ 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
38. 38.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) high or low (b) loud or soft (c) long or short (d) fast or slow
39. 39.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause

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