Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 983 · 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 suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
2. 2.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after an important point (b) never at all (c) in the middle of a word (d) after every word
3. 3.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about volume. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace
6. 6.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace
7. 7.❓ 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
8. 8.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
10. 10.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
12. 12.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
13. 13.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) stress it a little (b) mumble it (c) say it faster (d) skip it
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 tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
16. 16.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
19. 19.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) speak faster (b) pause silently (c) repeat the last word (d) say “um” louder
20. 20.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
21. 21.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
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: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) pace (d) a pause
26. 26.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
27. 27.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) volume (d) a pause
31. 31.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause
32. 32.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) high or low (b) loud or soft (c) fast or slow (d) long or short
33. 33.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
35. 35.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True

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