Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 777 · 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: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about volume. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) builds interest (b) wastes the speech (c) makes people leave (d) confuses everyone
6. 6.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about pace. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) volume (b) pace (c) a pause (d) pitch
8. 8.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) gets very loud (b) rises at the end (c) goes silent (d) stops in the middle
10. 10.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
11. 11.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
12. 12.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) pace (d) a pause
13. 13.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
14. 14.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause
16. 16.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
17. 17.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
19. 19.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
20. 20.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
21. 21.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) answer it instantly (b) pause for a moment (c) walk off the stage (d) ask ten more at once
22. 22.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) in the middle of a word (b) after an important point (c) after every word (d) never at all
24. 24.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) volume (d) a pause
25. 25.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) say “um” louder (b) repeat the last word (c) speak faster (d) pause silently
26. 26.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pace
27. 27.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
28. 28.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) loud or soft (b) fast or slow (c) long or short (d) high or low
31. 31.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pace. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume
35. 35.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about volume. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
39. 39.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) energetic (b) monotonous (c) expressive (d) melodious
40. 40.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pitch. (a) False (b) True

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