Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 179 · 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 welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
2. 2.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) answer it instantly (b) walk off the stage (c) ask ten more at once (d) pause for a moment
4. 4.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) gets very loud (b) goes silent (c) rises at the end (d) stops in the middle
5. 5.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
6. 6.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
8. 8.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) repeat the last word (b) say “um” louder (c) speak faster (d) pause silently
9. 9.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) wastes the speech (b) makes people leave (c) builds interest (d) confuses everyone
10. 10.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
11. 11.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
15. 15.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) pitch (d) volume
17. 17.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about volume. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pace (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pitch
20. 20.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
21. 21.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
22. 22.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pace
24. 24.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
26. 26.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume
30. 30.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) fast or slow (b) long or short (c) loud or soft (d) high or low
32. 32.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
33. 33.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pace. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
35. 35.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
36. 36.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
37. 37.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch

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