Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 379 · 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) False (b) True
2. 2.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
3. 3.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) say it faster (b) mumble it (c) stress it a little (d) skip it
4. 4.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
5. 5.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume
6. 6.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) goes silent (b) rises at the end (c) stops in the middle (d) gets very loud
7. 7.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) volume (d) a pause
8. 8.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
9. 9.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
11. 11.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) volume (d) pitch
13. 13.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
14. 14.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) expressive (b) energetic (c) melodious (d) monotonous
16. 16.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pace. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
20. 20.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) volume (b) pace (c) a pause (d) pitch
22. 22.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) in the middle of a word (b) after every word (c) never at all (d) after an important point
23. 23.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
25. 25.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
26. 26.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) repeat the last word (b) pause silently (c) say “um” louder (d) speak faster
28. 28.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) wastes the speech (b) makes people leave (c) confuses everyone (d) builds interest
33. 33.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
34. 34.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about volume. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) volume (b) pace (c) a pause (d) pitch
36. 36.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) loud or soft (b) high or low (c) long or short (d) fast or slow
37. 37.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) pause for a moment (b) answer it instantly (c) ask ten more at once (d) walk off the stage
39. 39.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
40. 40.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True

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