Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 886 · 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: slowing down for a phone number? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) volume (d) pitch
2. 2.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about pace. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
6. 6.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
7. 7.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
8. 8.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) volume (d) pitch
9. 9.❔ 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
10. 10.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after every word (b) never at all (c) after an important point (d) in the middle of a word
11. 11.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
13. 13.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about volume. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) fast or slow (b) long or short (c) high or low (d) loud or soft
17. 17.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
21. 21.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
22. 22.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) volume (b) pace (c) a pause (d) pitch
23. 23.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
24. 24.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
25. 25.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
26. 26.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) stress it a little (b) mumble it (c) skip it (d) say it faster
28. 28.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) expressive (b) melodious (c) energetic (d) monotonous
30. 30.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) makes people leave (b) builds interest (c) confuses everyone (d) wastes the speech
31. 31.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) pause silently (b) speak faster (c) repeat the last word (d) say “um” louder
36. 36.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) ask ten more at once (b) walk off the stage (c) pause for a moment (d) answer it instantly
39. 39.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False

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