Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 725 · 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: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
2. 2.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
3. 3.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) goes silent (b) rises at the end (c) stops in the middle (d) gets very loud
4. 4.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
5. 5.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
9. 9.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
10. 10.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
11. 11.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about volume. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after an important point (b) never at all (c) after every word (d) in the middle of a word
13. 13.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace
14. 14.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
17. 17.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) pitch (d) volume
20. 20.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
22. 22.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) say “um” louder (b) speak faster (c) repeat the last word (d) pause silently
24. 24.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about volume. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
27. 27.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
30. 30.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
31. 31.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) pitch (d) volume
33. 33.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) pause for a moment (b) ask ten more at once (c) walk off the stage (d) answer it instantly
37. 37.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
40. 40.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pitch. (a) False (b) True

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