Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 399 · 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: slowing down for a phone number is about volume. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about volume. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
7. 7.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
9. 9.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
11. 11.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) stress it a little (b) skip it (c) say it faster (d) mumble it
12. 12.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
13. 13.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about pace. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about volume. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) loud or soft (b) fast or slow (c) long or short (d) high or low
19. 19.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) volume (b) pace (c) a pause (d) pitch
21. 21.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace
22. 22.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
23. 23.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) expressive (b) energetic (c) melodious (d) monotonous
24. 24.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
26. 26.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause
27. 27.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
28. 28.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume
30. 30.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
31. 31.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pace. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
34. 34.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace
35. 35.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) gets very loud (b) stops in the middle (c) goes silent (d) rises at the end
37. 37.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about volume. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
40. 40.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about a pause. (a) True (b) False

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