Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 380 · 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: speaking up so the back row hears is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) volume (d) pitch
3. 3.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) stops in the middle (b) gets very loud (c) rises at the end (d) goes silent
5. 5.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) say it faster (b) stress it a little (c) mumble it (d) skip it
6. 6.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) answer it instantly (b) ask ten more at once (c) pause for a moment (d) walk off the stage
9. 9.⏸️ 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
10. 10.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
12. 12.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
14. 14.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) volume (b) pace (c) a pause (d) pitch
16. 16.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) expressive (b) melodious (c) monotonous (d) energetic
18. 18.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
20. 20.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) fast or slow (b) long or short (c) loud or soft (d) high or low
21. 21.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
23. 23.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
24. 24.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
25. 25.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
26. 26.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
29. 29.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
30. 30.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
31. 31.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
32. 32.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
35. 35.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
36. 36.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about volume. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about volume. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False

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