Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 488 · 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 comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
2. 2.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) volume (b) pace (c) a pause (d) pitch
4. 4.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
7. 7.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) mumble it (b) skip it (c) stress it a little (d) say it faster
8. 8.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
9. 9.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) fast or slow (b) high or low (c) long or short (d) loud or soft
11. 11.⏸️ 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
12. 12.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
13. 13.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
14. 14.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
15. 15.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.❓ 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
17. 17.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
18. 18.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
19. 19.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) gets very loud (b) goes silent (c) stops in the middle (d) rises at the end
20. 20.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
24. 24.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) repeat the last word (b) speak faster (c) pause silently (d) say “um” louder
26. 26.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
27. 27.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume
28. 28.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
29. 29.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
30. 30.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pace. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume
35. 35.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
37. 37.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
40. 40.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle

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