Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 667 · 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.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
3. 3.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
6. 6.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
7. 7.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) mumble it (b) say it faster (c) stress it a little (d) skip it
8. 8.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about volume. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) makes people leave (b) builds interest (c) confuses everyone (d) wastes the speech
10. 10.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) rises at the end (b) goes silent (c) stops in the middle (d) gets very loud
11. 11.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
13. 13.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) monotonous (b) energetic (c) expressive (d) melodious
15. 15.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume
16. 16.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace
17. 17.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) never at all (b) in the middle of a word (c) after an important point (d) after every word
18. 18.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) pitch (d) volume
19. 19.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) repeat the last word (b) say “um” louder (c) speak faster (d) pause silently
20. 20.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) volume (d) pace
21. 21.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) pace (d) a pause
24. 24.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
26. 26.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about volume. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pace. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pace. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) long or short (b) loud or soft (c) high or low (d) fast or slow
34. 34.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
36. 36.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) volume (d) a pause
37. 37.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
40. 40.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) True (b) False

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