Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 218 · 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: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) stops in the middle (b) gets very loud (c) goes silent (d) rises at the end
3. 3.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
5. 5.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) skip it (b) stress it a little (c) say it faster (d) mumble it
7. 7.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
8. 8.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) in the middle of a word (b) after an important point (c) never at all (d) after every word
9. 9.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
10. 10.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) pitch (d) volume
13. 13.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
14. 14.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
16. 16.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
17. 17.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
18. 18.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause
19. 19.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
20. 20.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
22. 22.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) energetic (b) monotonous (c) expressive (d) melodious
23. 23.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
24. 24.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
25. 25.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about volume. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) volume (b) pace (c) a pause (d) pitch
30. 30.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
31. 31.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.❓ 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
39. 39.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) high or low (b) loud or soft (c) long or short (d) fast or slow
40. 40.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False

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