Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 92 · 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 loud or soft you speak? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) volume (d) pace
2. 2.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) walk off the stage (b) answer it instantly (c) ask ten more at once (d) pause for a moment
3. 3.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
4. 4.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
5. 5.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace
6. 6.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) in the middle of a word (b) after every word (c) after an important point (d) never at all
7. 7.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about volume. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🤐 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
9. 9.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) expressive (b) energetic (c) melodious (d) monotonous
10. 10.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about volume. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
14. 14.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) rises at the end (b) gets very loud (c) stops in the middle (d) goes silent
15. 15.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
16. 16.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) makes people leave (b) confuses everyone (c) wastes the speech (d) builds interest
17. 17.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
20. 20.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
21. 21.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pace. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) stress it a little (b) skip it (c) say it faster (d) mumble it
26. 26.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
28. 28.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
29. 29.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
30. 30.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
32. 32.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) volume (b) pace (c) a pause (d) pitch
33. 33.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
39. 39.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True

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