Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 490 · 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 telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
2. 2.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) long or short (b) high or low (c) loud or soft (d) fast or slow
5. 5.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
6. 6.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) rises at the end (b) gets very loud (c) stops in the middle (d) goes silent
8. 8.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
10. 10.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
11. 11.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) pace (d) a pause
12. 12.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
13. 13.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
14. 14.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) pace (d) a pause
17. 17.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
18. 18.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) never at all (b) after every word (c) in the middle of a word (d) after an important point
20. 20.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
22. 22.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about volume. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) makes people leave (b) builds interest (c) confuses everyone (d) wastes the speech
26. 26.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
28. 28.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
29. 29.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about volume. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) pace (d) a pause
35. 35.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) mumble it (b) skip it (c) say it faster (d) stress it a little
39. 39.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
40. 40.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pace. (a) False (b) True

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