Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 805 · 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.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
2. 2.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
4. 4.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) goes silent (b) gets very loud (c) stops in the middle (d) rises at the end
5. 5.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pace. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume
7. 7.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about volume. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about volume. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pace. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause
15. 15.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
16. 16.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
18. 18.⏸️ 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
19. 19.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.❓ 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
21. 21.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
22. 22.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
24. 24.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
27. 27.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after an important point (b) in the middle of a word (c) after every word (d) never at all
28. 28.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) melodious (b) energetic (c) expressive (d) monotonous
29. 29.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) volume (d) pitch
33. 33.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) volume (d) pace
35. 35.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) mumble it (b) say it faster (c) skip it (d) stress it a little
36. 36.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about volume. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace
38. 38.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) True (b) False

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