Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 804 · 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.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) speak faster (b) repeat the last word (c) say “um” louder (d) pause silently
2. 2.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.⏸️ 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
5. 5.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about volume. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
7. 7.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
8. 8.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
12. 12.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
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.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) confuses everyone (b) makes people leave (c) wastes the speech (d) builds interest
15. 15.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pace (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pitch
16. 16.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) pause for a moment (b) answer it instantly (c) ask ten more at once (d) walk off the stage
18. 18.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
19. 19.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
21. 21.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pace
23. 23.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
24. 24.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
27. 27.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) high or low (b) loud or soft (c) fast or slow (d) long or short
29. 29.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
30. 30.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume
32. 32.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
34. 34.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about volume. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) pace (d) a pause
36. 36.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about volume. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace

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