Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 207 · 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.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) stops in the middle (b) gets very loud (c) rises at the end (d) goes silent
2. 2.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
4. 4.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
6. 6.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
7. 7.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) volume (d) pitch
8. 8.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
9. 9.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) volume (d) pitch
10. 10.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
11. 11.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
12. 12.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume
15. 15.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
16. 16.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (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.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
21. 21.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.⏸️ 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
27. 27.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
28. 28.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
29. 29.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) speak faster (b) say “um” louder (c) pause silently (d) repeat the last word
30. 30.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) high or low (b) loud or soft (c) long or short (d) fast or slow
34. 34.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about volume. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
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: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) say it faster (b) skip it (c) mumble it (d) stress it a little
40. 40.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True

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