Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 143 · 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 welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
2. 2.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pace
4. 4.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) melodious (b) energetic (c) expressive (d) monotonous
6. 6.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
7. 7.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) gets very loud (b) stops in the middle (c) goes silent (d) rises at the end
8. 8.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
9. 9.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) never at all (b) in the middle of a word (c) after every word (d) after an important point
10. 10.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) loud or soft (b) fast or slow (c) long or short (d) high or low
11. 11.❓ 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
12. 12.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pace (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pitch
15. 15.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pace. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
18. 18.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
19. 19.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) volume (d) a pause
20. 20.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
21. 21.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) mumble it (b) stress it a little (c) skip it (d) say it faster
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 suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
25. 25.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) pace (d) a pause
26. 26.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause
28. 28.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
30. 30.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
31. 31.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
33. 33.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
36. 36.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle

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