Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 690 · 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 welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
2. 2.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pace. (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) never at all (d) in the middle of a word
5. 5.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
7. 7.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) volume (d) pace
8. 8.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) walk off the stage (b) ask ten more at once (c) answer it instantly (d) pause for a moment
9. 9.🤐 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
10. 10.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
11. 11.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
16. 16.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
17. 17.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) energetic (b) expressive (c) monotonous (d) melodious
18. 18.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
19. 19.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
20. 20.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
22. 22.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
23. 23.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
24. 24.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) gets very loud (b) stops in the middle (c) rises at the end (d) goes silent
25. 25.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
26. 26.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pace (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pitch
27. 27.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
28. 28.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pace. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) confuses everyone (b) builds interest (c) makes people leave (d) wastes the speech
31. 31.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
34. 34.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) pace (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pitch
35. 35.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pace. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pace (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pitch

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