Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 499 · 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.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) fast or slow (b) high or low (c) long or short (d) loud or soft
3. 3.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
4. 4.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
5. 5.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) False (b) True
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 welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
9. 9.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after every word (b) in the middle of a word (c) after an important point (d) never at all
15. 15.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
16. 16.❓ 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
17. 17.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
18. 18.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
20. 20.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
21. 21.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
22. 22.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume
23. 23.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace
26. 26.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) volume (d) a pause
27. 27.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about volume. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) goes silent (b) gets very loud (c) rises at the end (d) stops in the middle
31. 31.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
32. 32.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
33. 33.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) monotonous (b) energetic (c) melodious (d) expressive
35. 35.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
38. 38.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pace
39. 39.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
40. 40.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pitch. (a) True (b) False

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