Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 110 · 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.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) rises at the end (b) goes silent (c) stops in the middle (d) gets very loud
3. 3.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
4. 4.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
5. 5.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
6. 6.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
7. 7.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) volume (d) pitch
12. 12.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about volume. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.⏸️ 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
15. 15.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) skip it (b) mumble it (c) stress it a little (d) say it faster
16. 16.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
20. 20.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) volume (d) a pause
22. 22.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about volume. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) long or short (b) loud or soft (c) fast or slow (d) high or low
25. 25.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about volume. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about volume. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🤐 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
28. 28.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) monotonous (b) expressive (c) energetic (d) melodious
29. 29.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
30. 30.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
34. 34.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
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.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
39. 39.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
40. 40.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) True (b) False

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