Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 507 · 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: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) high or low (b) loud or soft (c) fast or slow (d) long or short
3. 3.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause
4. 4.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) pitch (d) volume
5. 5.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
6. 6.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
7. 7.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
9. 9.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
14. 14.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) stops in the middle (b) gets very loud (c) rises at the end (d) goes silent
17. 17.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
18. 18.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
19. 19.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
21. 21.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about volume. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) never at all (b) in the middle of a word (c) after an important point (d) after every word
25. 25.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) makes people leave (b) builds interest (c) wastes the speech (d) confuses everyone
28. 28.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
29. 29.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
31. 31.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
32. 32.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) volume (d) pitch
33. 33.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) repeat the last word (b) say “um” louder (c) speak faster (d) pause silently
34. 34.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
36. 36.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pace
38. 38.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
39. 39.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pace (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pitch

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