Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 835 · 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: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) energetic (b) monotonous (c) melodious (d) expressive
3. 3.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about volume. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
9. 9.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
10. 10.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) volume (d) pace
11. 11.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
12. 12.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) fast or slow (b) loud or soft (c) high or low (d) long or short
13. 13.⏸️ 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
14. 14.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pace
15. 15.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
16. 16.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
17. 17.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) pace (d) a pause
18. 18.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) rises at the end (b) goes silent (c) stops in the middle (d) gets very loud
19. 19.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) volume (d) pitch
20. 20.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace
21. 21.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
22. 22.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
23. 23.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
28. 28.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
29. 29.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.⏸️ 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
31. 31.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pace. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
35. 35.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
37. 37.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
38. 38.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
39. 39.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) repeat the last word (b) pause silently (c) speak faster (d) say “um” louder
40. 40.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) True (b) False

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