Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 723 · 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) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
2. 2.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
7. 7.❓ 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
8. 8.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
10. 10.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) volume (d) a pause
11. 11.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) rises at the end (b) goes silent (c) gets very loud (d) stops in the middle
12. 12.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) melodious (b) monotonous (c) energetic (d) expressive
13. 13.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
14. 14.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
17. 17.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) repeat the last word (b) say “um” louder (c) pause silently (d) speak faster
20. 20.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about pace. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after an important point (b) after every word (c) in the middle of a word (d) never at all
23. 23.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) volume (d) a pause
25. 25.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause
26. 26.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) high or low (b) long or short (c) fast or slow (d) loud or soft
29. 29.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
31. 31.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
32. 32.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
34. 34.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
38. 38.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) stress it a little (b) mumble it (c) skip it (d) say it faster
39. 39.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume

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