Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 471 · 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 welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
2. 2.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about volume. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
6. 6.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) makes people leave (b) confuses everyone (c) wastes the speech (d) builds interest
8. 8.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) goes silent (b) rises at the end (c) stops in the middle (d) gets very loud
9. 9.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
10. 10.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) say it faster (b) stress it a little (c) skip it (d) mumble it
11. 11.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pace. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.❓ 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
13. 13.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
18. 18.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
19. 19.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) pace (d) a pause
20. 20.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) energetic (b) monotonous (c) melodious (d) expressive
22. 22.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
23. 23.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) volume (d) pitch
25. 25.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) volume (b) pace (c) a pause (d) pitch
26. 26.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after every word (b) never at all (c) in the middle of a word (d) after an important point
27. 27.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
31. 31.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
33. 33.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about volume. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) long or short (b) fast or slow (c) high or low (d) loud or soft
35. 35.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
37. 37.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) say “um” louder (b) speak faster (c) pause silently (d) repeat the last word
39. 39.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
40. 40.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) volume (b) pace (c) a pause (d) pitch

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