Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 989 · 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) walk off the stage (b) pause for a moment (c) answer it instantly (d) ask ten more at once
2. 2.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
3. 3.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pace (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pitch
4. 4.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
5. 5.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) goes silent (b) stops in the middle (c) rises at the end (d) gets very loud
6. 6.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
7. 7.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
8. 8.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) confuses everyone (b) makes people leave (c) wastes the speech (d) builds interest
9. 9.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) monotonous (b) expressive (c) energetic (d) melodious
12. 12.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) speak faster (b) repeat the last word (c) say “um” louder (d) pause silently
14. 14.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause
15. 15.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
17. 17.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about volume. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
19. 19.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
25. 25.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) say it faster (b) stress it a little (c) skip it (d) mumble it
27. 27.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) in the middle of a word (b) never at all (c) after every word (d) after an important point
33. 33.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
37. 37.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about volume. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle

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