Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 123 · 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 tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) volume (d) pace
2. 2.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) repeat the last word (b) speak faster (c) say “um” louder (d) pause silently
5. 5.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) ask ten more at once (b) answer it instantly (c) walk off the stage (d) pause for a moment
6. 6.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
9. 9.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
10. 10.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about pace. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pace. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) pace (d) a pause
13. 13.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
16. 16.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
17. 17.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pace. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
19. 19.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) gets very loud (b) rises at the end (c) stops in the middle (d) goes silent
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.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a serious and steady voice. (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 cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
25. 25.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
27. 27.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) in the middle of a word (b) after an important point (c) never at all (d) after every word
29. 29.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
30. 30.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) skip it (b) stress it a little (c) say it faster (d) mumble it
32. 32.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) False (b) True
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: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
37. 37.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
38. 38.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
39. 39.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
40. 40.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively

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