Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 413 · 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 tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
2. 2.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
4. 4.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
6. 6.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) energetic (b) monotonous (c) expressive (d) melodious
7. 7.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) high or low (b) loud or soft (c) fast or slow (d) long or short
8. 8.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause
10. 10.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
11. 11.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after every word (b) never at all (c) after an important point (d) in the middle of a word
12. 12.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
13. 13.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
14. 14.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) volume (b) pace (c) a pause (d) pitch
17. 17.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
20. 20.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pace. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) ask ten more at once (b) pause for a moment (c) walk off the stage (d) answer it instantly
24. 24.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
26. 26.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pace. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) gets very loud (b) goes silent (c) stops in the middle (d) rises at the end
29. 29.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about volume. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
31. 31.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
33. 33.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
36. 36.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
38. 38.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
39. 39.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False

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