Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 782 · 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: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) expressive (b) monotonous (c) melodious (d) energetic
3. 3.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) pitch (d) volume
5. 5.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
6. 6.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) confuses everyone (b) wastes the speech (c) makes people leave (d) builds interest
7. 7.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
8. 8.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
10. 10.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
11. 11.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) answer it instantly (b) walk off the stage (c) pause for a moment (d) ask ten more at once
12. 12.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) gets very loud (b) stops in the middle (c) rises at the end (d) goes silent
13. 13.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
14. 14.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) pitch (d) volume
17. 17.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) say it faster (b) mumble it (c) stress it a little (d) skip it
18. 18.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) pause silently (b) repeat the last word (c) speak faster (d) say “um” louder
20. 20.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
21. 21.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
23. 23.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about volume. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) volume (d) pace
26. 26.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
28. 28.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) loud or soft (b) long or short (c) fast or slow (d) high or low
29. 29.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
31. 31.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
33. 33.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
37. 37.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) volume (d) a pause
38. 38.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False

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