Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 968 · 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.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) answer it instantly (b) ask ten more at once (c) walk off the stage (d) pause for a moment
2. 2.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
3. 3.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) say it faster (b) skip it (c) stress it a little (d) mumble it
4. 4.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) volume (b) pace (c) a pause (d) pitch
5. 5.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
6. 6.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
7. 7.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
8. 8.❔ 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
9. 9.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
16. 16.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
18. 18.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) melodious (b) energetic (c) expressive (d) monotonous
20. 20.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
21. 21.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
22. 22.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after every word (b) after an important point (c) in the middle of a word (d) never at all
23. 23.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
24. 24.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pace
26. 26.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) builds interest (b) confuses everyone (c) makes people leave (d) wastes the speech
27. 27.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about volume. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) pace (d) a pause
30. 30.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
31. 31.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about volume. (a) False (b) True
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 suits cheering your team before a match? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
34. 34.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) volume (b) pace (c) a pause (d) pitch
36. 36.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
38. 38.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
39. 39.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pace. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pace

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