Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 986 · 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) melodious (b) energetic (c) monotonous (d) expressive
2. 2.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) pace (d) a pause
5. 5.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) pause for a moment (b) answer it instantly (c) walk off the stage (d) ask ten more at once
7. 7.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
10. 10.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
12. 12.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) volume (d) a pause
13. 13.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
14. 14.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
17. 17.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
20. 20.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
22. 22.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.⏸️ 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
24. 24.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) loud or soft (b) long or short (c) high or low (d) fast or slow
25. 25.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
26. 26.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
27. 27.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) gets very loud (b) stops in the middle (c) rises at the end (d) goes silent
28. 28.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
30. 30.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) in the middle of a word (b) after every word (c) never at all (d) after an important point
31. 31.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) pitch (d) volume
32. 32.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) mumble it (b) stress it a little (c) say it faster (d) skip it
35. 35.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) pitch (d) volume
36. 36.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) pause silently (b) repeat the last word (c) say “um” louder (d) speak faster
37. 37.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
40. 40.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False

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