Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 177 · 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 announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
2. 2.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) mumble it (b) skip it (c) say it faster (d) stress it a little
4. 4.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
5. 5.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) long or short (b) loud or soft (c) high or low (d) fast or slow
6. 6.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
8. 8.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
11. 11.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
12. 12.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
13. 13.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
14. 14.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
16. 16.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about pace. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) ask ten more at once (b) walk off the stage (c) answer it instantly (d) pause for a moment
19. 19.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
20. 20.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
21. 21.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) rises at the end (b) stops in the middle (c) gets very loud (d) goes silent
22. 22.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pace. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
24. 24.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
25. 25.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
27. 27.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
29. 29.⏸️ 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
30. 30.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
32. 32.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) confuses everyone (b) wastes the speech (c) builds interest (d) makes people leave
33. 33.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about volume. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
36. 36.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) melodious (b) monotonous (c) energetic (d) expressive
39. 39.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pace. (a) False (b) True

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