Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 346 · 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 serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pace. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
6. 6.❓ 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
7. 7.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) melodious (b) expressive (c) energetic (d) monotonous
10. 10.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
11. 11.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
12. 12.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
14. 14.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
16. 16.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pace. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) repeat the last word (b) pause silently (c) speak faster (d) say “um” louder
19. 19.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) pitch (d) volume
21. 21.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pace. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) pace (d) a pause
23. 23.❔ 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
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: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) pace (d) a pause
30. 30.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
31. 31.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
32. 32.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
34. 34.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) wastes the speech (b) builds interest (c) makes people leave (d) confuses everyone
35. 35.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
36. 36.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) volume (d) pace
37. 37.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle

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