Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 737 · 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 loud or soft you speak is about pace. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) pace (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pitch
3. 3.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
5. 5.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
8. 8.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
9. 9.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) volume (d) pace
10. 10.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
11. 11.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
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) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
14. 14.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) fast or slow (b) high or low (c) long or short (d) loud or soft
15. 15.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) makes people leave (b) builds interest (c) confuses everyone (d) wastes the speech
17. 17.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
20. 20.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) volume (d) pace
22. 22.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about volume. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
24. 24.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) volume (d) a pause
25. 25.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) volume (d) a pause
26. 26.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) in the middle of a word (b) never at all (c) after every word (d) after an important point
27. 27.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) repeat the last word (b) say “um” louder (c) speak faster (d) pause silently
29. 29.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
30. 30.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
31. 31.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
33. 33.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pace. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about pace. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.❔ 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
39. 39.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) volume (d) pitch

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