Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 821 · 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.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) rises at the end (b) goes silent (c) gets very loud (d) stops in the middle
2. 2.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) wastes the speech (b) makes people leave (c) builds interest (d) confuses everyone
3. 3.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about volume. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
5. 5.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
6. 6.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about volume. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) long or short (b) fast or slow (c) high or low (d) loud or soft
8. 8.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
11. 11.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) ask ten more at once (b) answer it instantly (c) walk off the stage (d) pause for a moment
14. 14.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) skip it (b) say it faster (c) stress it a little (d) mumble it
15. 15.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
16. 16.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) volume (d) pace
19. 19.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) volume (d) pace
21. 21.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) pitch (d) volume
22. 22.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
23. 23.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
26. 26.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
27. 27.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
29. 29.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) in the middle of a word (b) after an important point (c) never at all (d) after every word
30. 30.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
36. 36.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
37. 37.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
40. 40.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume

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