Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 388 · 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: a short silence between ideas is about volume. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.❔ 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
3. 3.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) in the middle of a word (b) after every word (c) after an important point (d) never at all
4. 4.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) volume (b) pace (c) a pause (d) pitch
7. 7.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) volume (d) a pause
8. 8.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
9. 9.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) pitch (d) volume
10. 10.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) volume (d) pace
14. 14.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) fast or slow (b) high or low (c) long or short (d) loud or soft
15. 15.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) pace (d) a pause
16. 16.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
17. 17.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
18. 18.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) volume (d) a pause
19. 19.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
22. 22.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
25. 25.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
29. 29.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about volume. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about volume. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) ask ten more at once (b) pause for a moment (c) answer it instantly (d) walk off the stage
34. 34.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pace. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) monotonous (b) melodious (c) expressive (d) energetic
36. 36.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
39. 39.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
40. 40.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True

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