Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 897 · 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: how fast or slow you speak? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace
2. 2.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
4. 4.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) pace (d) a pause
5. 5.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) volume (b) pace (c) a pause (d) pitch
6. 6.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) fast or slow (b) loud or soft (c) long or short (d) high or low
7. 7.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
8. 8.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) melodious (b) monotonous (c) energetic (d) expressive
11. 11.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) pitch (d) volume
12. 12.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
13. 13.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
14. 14.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
17. 17.❔ 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
18. 18.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) volume (d) a pause
20. 20.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
21. 21.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
24. 24.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
25. 25.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
26. 26.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
27. 27.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
29. 29.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) speak faster (b) repeat the last word (c) pause silently (d) say “um” louder
30. 30.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) stress it a little (b) say it faster (c) skip it (d) mumble it
31. 31.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
33. 33.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
35. 35.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.❓ 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
39. 39.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about a pause. (a) True (b) False

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