Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 883 · 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 deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause
2. 2.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) answer it instantly (b) walk off the stage (c) pause for a moment (d) ask ten more at once
4. 4.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about pace. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
7. 7.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) say it faster (b) skip it (c) stress it a little (d) mumble it
8. 8.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
9. 9.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) pitch (d) volume
10. 10.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
11. 11.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
12. 12.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace
13. 13.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) confuses everyone (b) builds interest (c) makes people leave (d) wastes the speech
14. 14.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) say “um” louder (b) speak faster (c) repeat the last word (d) pause silently
15. 15.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
17. 17.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
18. 18.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) stops in the middle (b) rises at the end (c) gets very loud (d) goes silent
19. 19.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
21. 21.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
22. 22.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (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 cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) pitch (d) volume
25. 25.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
27. 27.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) monotonous (b) melodious (c) expressive (d) energetic
30. 30.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about volume. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
34. 34.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after an important point (b) never at all (c) in the middle of a word (d) after every word
35. 35.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
36. 36.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
37. 37.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about volume. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pace. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about volume. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume

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