Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 461 · 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) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
2. 2.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
3. 3.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
4. 4.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
6. 6.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) mumble it (b) skip it (c) say it faster (d) stress it a little
7. 7.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
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: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
11. 11.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
13. 13.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
15. 15.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) loud or soft (b) fast or slow (c) long or short (d) high or low
17. 17.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
19. 19.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
21. 21.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
24. 24.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
26. 26.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about volume. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
29. 29.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after an important point (b) never at all (c) in the middle of a word (d) after every word
31. 31.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
32. 32.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pace. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) answer it instantly (b) pause for a moment (c) ask ten more at once (d) walk off the stage
35. 35.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.❔ 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
40. 40.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about volume. (a) True (b) False

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