Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 802 · 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.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) never at all (b) after every word (c) after an important point (d) in the middle of a word
2. 2.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
3. 3.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pace (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pitch
6. 6.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
7. 7.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
8. 8.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
9. 9.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about volume. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) mumble it (b) say it faster (c) skip it (d) stress it a little
12. 12.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) rises at the end (b) gets very loud (c) stops in the middle (d) goes silent
13. 13.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
14. 14.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace
15. 15.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
16. 16.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) monotonous (b) energetic (c) melodious (d) expressive
17. 17.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
18. 18.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pace. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
20. 20.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
22. 22.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pace. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) pause for a moment (b) walk off the stage (c) answer it instantly (d) ask ten more at once
25. 25.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) pace (d) a pause
26. 26.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
27. 27.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) pace (d) a pause
28. 28.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about volume. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) pace (d) a pause
30. 30.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about volume. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) builds interest (b) makes people leave (c) wastes the speech (d) confuses everyone
37. 37.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) pitch (d) volume

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