Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 13 · 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 suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
2. 2.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
4. 4.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) rises at the end (b) goes silent (c) gets very loud (d) stops in the middle
5. 5.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) wastes the speech (b) confuses everyone (c) makes people leave (d) builds interest
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: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
10. 10.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
11. 11.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
13. 13.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace
15. 15.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) answer it instantly (b) ask ten more at once (c) walk off the stage (d) pause for a moment
16. 16.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
17. 17.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
18. 18.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) mumble it (b) skip it (c) stress it a little (d) say it faster
19. 19.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) energetic (b) expressive (c) monotonous (d) melodious
20. 20.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume
23. 23.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
24. 24.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) pace (d) a pause
25. 25.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
26. 26.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
28. 28.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) volume (d) pace
29. 29.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) fast or slow (b) loud or soft (c) long or short (d) high or low
31. 31.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume
37. 37.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
38. 38.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False

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