Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 419 · 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: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
2. 2.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
3. 3.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
4. 4.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
5. 5.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about volume. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) goes silent (b) gets very loud (c) rises at the end (d) stops in the middle
9. 9.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
10. 10.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) pace (d) a pause
13. 13.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) in the middle of a word (b) never at all (c) after an important point (d) after every word
15. 15.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) mumble it (b) say it faster (c) skip it (d) stress it a little
17. 17.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about pace. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
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.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
23. 23.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
24. 24.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) long or short (b) loud or soft (c) fast or slow (d) high or low
25. 25.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
26. 26.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) pace (d) a pause
29. 29.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) answer it instantly (b) walk off the stage (c) pause for a moment (d) ask ten more at once
30. 30.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
31. 31.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about volume. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
33. 33.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) pace (d) a pause
35. 35.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
36. 36.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) expressive (b) energetic (c) melodious (d) monotonous
40. 40.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady

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