Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 484 · 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) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
2. 2.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) volume (d) pitch
3. 3.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) confuses everyone (b) builds interest (c) wastes the speech (d) makes people leave
4. 4.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
5. 5.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
7. 7.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
9. 9.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after every word (b) in the middle of a word (c) never at all (d) after an important point
11. 11.❔ 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
12. 12.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (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.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) high or low (b) fast or slow (c) long or short (d) loud or soft
16. 16.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
17. 17.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about pace. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
19. 19.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace
20. 20.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
21. 21.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
29. 29.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) mumble it (b) skip it (c) stress it a little (d) say it faster
30. 30.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) expressive (b) energetic (c) monotonous (d) melodious
31. 31.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) ask ten more at once (b) walk off the stage (c) pause for a moment (d) answer it instantly
36. 36.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) say “um” louder (b) pause silently (c) speak faster (d) repeat the last word
38. 38.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
39. 39.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) pace (d) a pause
40. 40.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True

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