Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 705 · 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: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pace. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) loud or soft (b) long or short (c) fast or slow (d) high or low
6. 6.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
7. 7.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) melodious (b) energetic (c) monotonous (d) expressive
8. 8.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) walk off the stage (b) answer it instantly (c) pause for a moment (d) ask ten more at once
9. 9.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume
10. 10.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) mumble it (b) skip it (c) stress it a little (d) say it faster
11. 11.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) gets very loud (b) goes silent (c) rises at the end (d) stops in the middle
12. 12.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pace. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) in the middle of a word (b) never at all (c) after an important point (d) after every word
15. 15.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) pitch (d) volume
16. 16.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) makes people leave (b) confuses everyone (c) wastes the speech (d) builds interest
20. 20.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
22. 22.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
23. 23.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
24. 24.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) pace (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pitch
26. 26.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
29. 29.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
30. 30.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
31. 31.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
33. 33.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
34. 34.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
37. 37.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about volume. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True

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