Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 898 · 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) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause
2. 2.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) fast or slow (b) high or low (c) loud or soft (d) long or short
5. 5.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) pause silently (b) speak faster (c) say “um” louder (d) repeat the last word
6. 6.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
8. 8.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
9. 9.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
10. 10.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
11. 11.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) melodious (b) expressive (c) monotonous (d) energetic
14. 14.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
16. 16.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
17. 17.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
18. 18.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
19. 19.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.❔ 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
21. 21.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about volume. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
24. 24.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause
26. 26.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
29. 29.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) volume (b) pace (c) a pause (d) pitch
31. 31.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) mumble it (b) skip it (c) stress it a little (d) say it faster
34. 34.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
36. 36.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
37. 37.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
39. 39.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
40. 40.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively

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