Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 418 · 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: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace
2. 2.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
5. 5.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) rises at the end (b) gets very loud (c) goes silent (d) stops in the middle
6. 6.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
9. 9.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
10. 10.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
13. 13.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pace (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pitch
14. 14.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
15. 15.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
17. 17.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) ask ten more at once (b) answer it instantly (c) pause for a moment (d) walk off the stage
19. 19.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
20. 20.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) say it faster (b) skip it (c) mumble it (d) stress it a little
21. 21.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) fast or slow (b) loud or soft (c) high or low (d) long or short
23. 23.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
24. 24.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about volume. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) expressive (b) energetic (c) monotonous (d) melodious
27. 27.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
29. 29.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) wastes the speech (b) builds interest (c) confuses everyone (d) makes people leave
34. 34.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pace. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
36. 36.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) pace (d) a pause

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