Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 361 · 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) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
2. 2.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) fast or slow (b) high or low (c) loud or soft (d) long or short
3. 3.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
5. 5.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) energetic (b) monotonous (c) expressive (d) melodious
6. 6.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
7. 7.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
9. 9.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pace. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pace
12. 12.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) stress it a little (b) say it faster (c) skip it (d) mumble it
13. 13.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pace. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) pause for a moment (b) answer it instantly (c) walk off the stage (d) ask ten more at once
15. 15.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about volume. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
17. 17.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace
21. 21.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
22. 22.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
23. 23.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pace (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pitch
24. 24.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
25. 25.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) volume (d) a pause
27. 27.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
28. 28.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
29. 29.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
31. 31.⏸️ 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
32. 32.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) makes people leave (b) builds interest (c) wastes the speech (d) confuses everyone
34. 34.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
35. 35.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) stops in the middle (b) goes silent (c) gets very loud (d) rises at the end
38. 38.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively

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