Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 930 · 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) pace (d) a pause
2. 2.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) ask ten more at once (b) pause for a moment (c) answer it instantly (d) walk off the stage
3. 3.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) pitch (d) volume
4. 4.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
5. 5.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) volume (d) pitch
6. 6.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
8. 8.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
9. 9.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
11. 11.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
12. 12.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) gets very loud (b) goes silent (c) stops in the middle (d) rises at the end
14. 14.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause
17. 17.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
18. 18.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
22. 22.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
23. 23.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
26. 26.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
27. 27.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
29. 29.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pace. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) energetic (b) melodious (c) monotonous (d) expressive
31. 31.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) pause silently (b) say “um” louder (c) speak faster (d) repeat the last word
32. 32.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
33. 33.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pace. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
39. 39.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about volume. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) high or low (b) fast or slow (c) loud or soft (d) long or short

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