Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 172 · 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 reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
2. 2.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
3. 3.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) melodious (b) expressive (c) monotonous (d) energetic
5. 5.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about volume. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
7. 7.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about volume. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pace
11. 11.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) pause silently (b) repeat the last word (c) say “um” louder (d) speak faster
13. 13.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) pause for a moment (b) ask ten more at once (c) answer it instantly (d) walk off the stage
14. 14.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
15. 15.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) volume (b) pace (c) a pause (d) pitch
16. 16.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
17. 17.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) volume (d) pitch
18. 18.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
19. 19.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
20. 20.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
22. 22.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) volume (d) pitch
23. 23.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace
25. 25.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
27. 27.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) goes silent (b) stops in the middle (c) gets very loud (d) rises at the end
28. 28.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
29. 29.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) stress it a little (b) say it faster (c) skip it (d) mumble it
32. 32.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace
34. 34.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
35. 35.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about volume. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
37. 37.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause

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