Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 152 · 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: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) energetic (b) melodious (c) expressive (d) monotonous
3. 3.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pace. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
6. 6.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) pause for a moment (b) answer it instantly (c) ask ten more at once (d) walk off the stage
8. 8.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pace. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) makes people leave (b) wastes the speech (c) confuses everyone (d) builds interest
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: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
13. 13.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) stops in the middle (b) gets very loud (c) rises at the end (d) goes silent
16. 16.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace
17. 17.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
18. 18.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
20. 20.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) mumble it (b) skip it (c) say it faster (d) stress it a little
21. 21.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
22. 22.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) pitch (d) volume
25. 25.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
26. 26.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) long or short (b) high or low (c) loud or soft (d) fast or slow
27. 27.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
28. 28.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
30. 30.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
31. 31.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
35. 35.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady

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