Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 432 · 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 suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
2. 2.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) pace (d) a pause
3. 3.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
4. 4.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) energetic (b) melodious (c) expressive (d) monotonous
6. 6.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
7. 7.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
9. 9.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
14. 14.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
18. 18.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) answer it instantly (b) ask ten more at once (c) pause for a moment (d) walk off the stage
19. 19.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pace. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) volume (d) pace
22. 22.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
23. 23.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
25. 25.⏸️ 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
26. 26.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
27. 27.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
28. 28.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) pace (d) a pause
29. 29.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
30. 30.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) say it faster (b) mumble it (c) skip it (d) stress it a little
31. 31.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) gets very loud (b) goes silent (c) rises at the end (d) stops in the middle
33. 33.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
34. 34.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace
36. 36.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume

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