Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 859 · 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 tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
2. 2.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
3. 3.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) gets very loud (b) goes silent (c) rises at the end (d) stops in the middle
5. 5.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) pause silently (b) repeat the last word (c) speak faster (d) say “um” louder
6. 6.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
8. 8.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) in the middle of a word (b) never at all (c) after an important point (d) after every word
9. 9.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
11. 11.⏸️ 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
12. 12.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pace
13. 13.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
15. 15.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
16. 16.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
17. 17.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
18. 18.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
19. 19.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause
20. 20.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) fast or slow (b) long or short (c) high or low (d) loud or soft
22. 22.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) pitch (d) volume
26. 26.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) pitch (d) volume
27. 27.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) melodious (b) expressive (c) energetic (d) monotonous
29. 29.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
31. 31.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about pace. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about volume. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
35. 35.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about volume. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
39. 39.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) True (b) False

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