Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

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

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