Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 671 · 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: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pace. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
3. 3.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) walk off the stage (b) pause for a moment (c) answer it instantly (d) ask ten more at once
6. 6.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
7. 7.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
8. 8.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
12. 12.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about volume. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) expressive (b) monotonous (c) melodious (d) energetic
14. 14.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pace (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pitch
15. 15.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pace. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) speak faster (b) repeat the last word (c) say “um” louder (d) pause silently
19. 19.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
22. 22.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
24. 24.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
25. 25.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
26. 26.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) confuses everyone (b) builds interest (c) wastes the speech (d) makes people leave
28. 28.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) in the middle of a word (b) after every word (c) after an important point (d) never at all
30. 30.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) goes silent (b) stops in the middle (c) rises at the end (d) gets very loud
31. 31.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
32. 32.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
34. 34.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
35. 35.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) pace (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pitch
38. 38.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about a pause. (a) True (b) False

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