Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 486 · 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 everyone to the school fair? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
2. 2.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) pause for a moment (b) walk off the stage (c) ask ten more at once (d) answer it instantly
3. 3.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
6. 6.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
9. 9.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pace. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after every word (b) after an important point (c) in the middle of a word (d) never at all
12. 12.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
14. 14.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
15. 15.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
16. 16.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pace. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
18. 18.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) wastes the speech (b) confuses everyone (c) makes people leave (d) builds interest
19. 19.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) monotonous (b) melodious (c) energetic (d) expressive
20. 20.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) volume (b) pace (c) a pause (d) pitch
23. 23.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) long or short (b) loud or soft (c) fast or slow (d) high or low
24. 24.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) say “um” louder (b) speak faster (c) repeat the last word (d) pause silently
26. 26.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) pace (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pitch
28. 28.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace
30. 30.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) gets very loud (b) stops in the middle (c) rises at the end (d) goes silent
32. 32.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
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.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
37. 37.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about volume. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
40. 40.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False

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