Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 262 · 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.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) fast or slow (b) long or short (c) loud or soft (d) high or low
2. 2.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) answer it instantly (b) pause for a moment (c) walk off the stage (d) ask ten more at once
3. 3.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about volume. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
7. 7.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
13. 13.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) gets very loud (b) rises at the end (c) goes silent (d) stops in the middle
14. 14.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
16. 16.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
18. 18.🤐 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
19. 19.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
20. 20.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
21. 21.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
22. 22.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) expressive (b) melodious (c) energetic (d) monotonous
23. 23.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
25. 25.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
35. 35.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
38. 38.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after every word (b) after an important point (c) never at all (d) in the middle of a word
40. 40.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False

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