Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 160 · 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: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
3. 3.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
4. 4.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) skip it (b) say it faster (c) mumble it (d) stress it a little
5. 5.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) expressive (b) monotonous (c) energetic (d) melodious
6. 6.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about volume. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
9. 9.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
11. 11.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause
12. 12.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) rises at the end (b) stops in the middle (c) goes silent (d) gets very loud
13. 13.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) makes people leave (b) confuses everyone (c) builds interest (d) wastes the speech
14. 14.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
15. 15.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
18. 18.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
21. 21.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
25. 25.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
26. 26.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
28. 28.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about volume. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
32. 32.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
34. 34.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
37. 37.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
40. 40.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace

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