Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 38 · 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 welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
2. 2.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
3. 3.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
4. 4.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
6. 6.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) energetic (b) melodious (c) expressive (d) monotonous
8. 8.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) pace (d) a pause
10. 10.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) volume (b) pace (c) a pause (d) pitch
11. 11.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) say it faster (b) mumble it (c) skip it (d) stress it a little
13. 13.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pace. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
17. 17.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
18. 18.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace
19. 19.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about volume. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
23. 23.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about volume. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
26. 26.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
27. 27.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) loud or soft (b) fast or slow (c) long or short (d) high or low
28. 28.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) pace (d) a pause
31. 31.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.❔ 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
34. 34.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
35. 35.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
36. 36.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
38. 38.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
40. 40.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause

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