Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 75 · 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: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about volume. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) answer it instantly (b) ask ten more at once (c) walk off the stage (d) pause for a moment
3. 3.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about volume. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after every word (b) in the middle of a word (c) never at all (d) after an important point
5. 5.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
6. 6.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
9. 9.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) volume (b) pace (c) a pause (d) pitch
11. 11.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
12. 12.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
13. 13.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) stops in the middle (b) goes silent (c) rises at the end (d) gets very loud
15. 15.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause
16. 16.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
17. 17.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
19. 19.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
20. 20.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
21. 21.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
24. 24.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
25. 25.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
27. 27.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) confuses everyone (b) builds interest (c) makes people leave (d) wastes the speech
28. 28.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
29. 29.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
32. 32.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) say “um” louder (b) repeat the last word (c) pause silently (d) speak faster
36. 36.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True

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