Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 707 · 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 tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) volume (d) a pause
2. 2.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
4. 4.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) ask ten more at once (b) pause for a moment (c) answer it instantly (d) walk off the stage
8. 8.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
9. 9.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) skip it (b) mumble it (c) say it faster (d) stress it a little
12. 12.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
13. 13.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) pitch (d) volume
14. 14.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) makes people leave (b) wastes the speech (c) confuses everyone (d) builds interest
16. 16.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
17. 17.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
19. 19.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pace (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pitch
20. 20.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pace. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) pause silently (b) speak faster (c) repeat the last word (d) say “um” louder
23. 23.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) volume (b) pace (c) a pause (d) pitch
26. 26.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about volume. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) energetic (b) expressive (c) melodious (d) monotonous
28. 28.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
29. 29.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) stops in the middle (b) rises at the end (c) gets very loud (d) goes silent
33. 33.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) pace (d) a pause
35. 35.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about volume. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
37. 37.⏸️ 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
38. 38.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) long or short (b) high or low (c) loud or soft (d) fast or slow

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