Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 169 · 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.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
3. 3.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after every word (b) never at all (c) after an important point (d) in the middle of a word
4. 4.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) rises at the end (b) gets very loud (c) goes silent (d) stops in the middle
5. 5.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
6. 6.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
8. 8.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
9. 9.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume
11. 11.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) builds interest (b) makes people leave (c) confuses everyone (d) wastes the speech
12. 12.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause
13. 13.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause
14. 14.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
16. 16.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
18. 18.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) mumble it (b) stress it a little (c) skip it (d) say it faster
22. 22.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pace. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
25. 25.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause
26. 26.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
27. 27.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
28. 28.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
29. 29.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause
33. 33.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) volume (d) a pause
36. 36.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
40. 40.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about a pause. (a) True (b) False

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