Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 192 · 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 volume. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) ask ten more at once (b) pause for a moment (c) answer it instantly (d) walk off the stage
3. 3.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pace. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about pace. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
8. 8.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) say “um” louder (b) repeat the last word (c) pause silently (d) speak faster
9. 9.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
11. 11.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
12. 12.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pace. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
14. 14.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
16. 16.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) high or low (b) loud or soft (c) fast or slow (d) long or short
17. 17.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
18. 18.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) goes silent (b) gets very loud (c) rises at the end (d) stops in the middle
21. 21.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about volume. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
24. 24.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
29. 29.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
30. 30.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) volume (d) pitch
31. 31.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) pace (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pitch
32. 32.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
34. 34.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
35. 35.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
37. 37.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) pace (d) a pause
38. 38.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) say it faster (b) mumble it (c) skip it (d) stress it a little
39. 39.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady

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