Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 774 · 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.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) makes people leave (b) builds interest (c) wastes the speech (d) confuses everyone
2. 2.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about volume. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) pause silently (b) speak faster (c) say “um” louder (d) repeat the last word
5. 5.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace
6. 6.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
8. 8.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about volume. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
12. 12.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) goes silent (b) gets very loud (c) rises at the end (d) stops in the middle
13. 13.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
14. 14.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
15. 15.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
17. 17.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
18. 18.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) loud or soft (b) high or low (c) long or short (d) fast or slow
19. 19.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
21. 21.⏸️ 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
22. 22.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
23. 23.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
24. 24.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
28. 28.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about volume. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
32. 32.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) melodious (b) expressive (c) energetic (d) monotonous
33. 33.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
39. 39.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) walk off the stage (b) answer it instantly (c) ask ten more at once (d) pause for a moment
40. 40.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pace (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pitch

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