Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 949 · 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.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) monotonous (b) energetic (c) expressive (d) melodious
2. 2.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
3. 3.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.⏸️ 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
5. 5.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) volume (d) pitch
6. 6.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) high or low (b) long or short (c) fast or slow (d) loud or soft
7. 7.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
8. 8.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) answer it instantly (b) pause for a moment (c) ask ten more at once (d) walk off the stage
10. 10.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) mumble it (b) say it faster (c) skip it (d) stress it a little
11. 11.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about volume. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.❔ 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
14. 14.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about pace. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
18. 18.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about volume. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
21. 21.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about volume. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
23. 23.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
24. 24.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pace. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
26. 26.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause
27. 27.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pace. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
29. 29.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) pace (d) a pause
30. 30.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) volume (d) a pause
31. 31.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) never at all (b) in the middle of a word (c) after an important point (d) after every word
33. 33.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
34. 34.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) volume (d) a pause
38. 38.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about volume. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause

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