Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 95 · 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: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) volume (b) pace (c) a pause (d) pitch
2. 2.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) volume (b) pace (c) a pause (d) pitch
3. 3.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) walk off the stage (b) ask ten more at once (c) pause for a moment (d) answer it instantly
4. 4.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) melodious (b) monotonous (c) energetic (d) expressive
5. 5.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
7. 7.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
10. 10.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) volume (d) a pause
11. 11.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
13. 13.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pace. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about volume. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
19. 19.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) wastes the speech (b) makes people leave (c) builds interest (d) confuses everyone
20. 20.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) say “um” louder (b) repeat the last word (c) pause silently (d) speak faster
21. 21.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) stops in the middle (b) rises at the end (c) gets very loud (d) goes silent
22. 22.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
23. 23.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) pace (d) a pause
27. 27.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
28. 28.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
32. 32.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
34. 34.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
35. 35.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
37. 37.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively

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