Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 142 · 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.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) makes people leave (b) builds interest (c) wastes the speech (d) confuses everyone
2. 2.❔ 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
3. 3.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) skip it (b) stress it a little (c) say it faster (d) mumble it
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.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
8. 8.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) speak faster (b) say “um” louder (c) repeat the last word (d) pause silently
9. 9.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pace
10. 10.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
13. 13.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
14. 14.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about pace. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) pace (d) a pause
17. 17.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume
19. 19.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pace. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
23. 23.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
27. 27.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) monotonous (b) energetic (c) melodious (d) expressive
29. 29.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) ask ten more at once (b) pause for a moment (c) answer it instantly (d) walk off the stage
31. 31.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
32. 32.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
34. 34.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) volume (d) pitch
35. 35.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
36. 36.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) high or low (b) fast or slow (c) long or short (d) loud or soft
38. 38.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about a pause. (a) True (b) False

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