Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 126 · 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: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) long or short (b) loud or soft (c) high or low (d) fast or slow
3. 3.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) answer it instantly (b) pause for a moment (c) ask ten more at once (d) walk off the stage
4. 4.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) volume (d) a pause
5. 5.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) confuses everyone (b) wastes the speech (c) builds interest (d) makes people leave
6. 6.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
7. 7.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) stops in the middle (b) rises at the end (c) gets very loud (d) goes silent
8. 8.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
9. 9.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) skip it (b) mumble it (c) say it faster (d) stress it a little
10. 10.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
11. 11.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
12. 12.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pace. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after an important point (b) after every word (c) never at all (d) in the middle of a word
15. 15.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) expressive (b) monotonous (c) melodious (d) energetic
17. 17.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) volume (d) pace
18. 18.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
20. 20.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
22. 22.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
23. 23.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace
24. 24.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
27. 27.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about pace. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pace. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
33. 33.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about volume. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
36. 36.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
37. 37.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) pace (d) a pause
40. 40.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about a pause. (a) False (b) True

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