Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 176 · 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 short silence between ideas is about pace. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace
3. 3.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
4. 4.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
5. 5.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) loud or soft (b) long or short (c) high or low (d) fast or slow
6. 6.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.❔ 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
9. 9.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) energetic (b) melodious (c) monotonous (d) expressive
11. 11.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
13. 13.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) say “um” louder (b) speak faster (c) pause silently (d) repeat the last word
16. 16.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) volume (d) pitch
17. 17.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about volume. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
20. 20.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
22. 22.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
23. 23.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) mumble it (b) skip it (c) stress it a little (d) say it faster
25. 25.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
26. 26.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about volume. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
33. 33.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) answer it instantly (b) walk off the stage (c) pause for a moment (d) ask ten more at once
37. 37.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
38. 38.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
39. 39.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pace. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) volume (d) a pause

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