Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 213 · 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 tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
2. 2.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) fast or slow (b) long or short (c) loud or soft (d) high or low
4. 4.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
5. 5.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
7. 7.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
8. 8.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about volume. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) energetic (b) melodious (c) monotonous (d) expressive
12. 12.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
14. 14.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) goes silent (b) stops in the middle (c) gets very loud (d) rises at the end
15. 15.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about volume. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
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.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
23. 23.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
24. 24.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
27. 27.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pace (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pitch
28. 28.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about volume. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
30. 30.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about volume. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
36. 36.🤐 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
37. 37.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about volume. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) pace (d) a pause

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