Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 519 · 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: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) confuses everyone (b) makes people leave (c) builds interest (d) wastes the speech
3. 3.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
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.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) melodious (b) energetic (c) expressive (d) monotonous
6. 6.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
8. 8.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) rises at the end (b) gets very loud (c) goes silent (d) stops in the middle
11. 11.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace
12. 12.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) ask ten more at once (b) answer it instantly (c) pause for a moment (d) walk off the stage
13. 13.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
14. 14.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
15. 15.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
16. 16.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
17. 17.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) speak faster (b) repeat the last word (c) say “um” louder (d) pause silently
19. 19.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pace
20. 20.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
23. 23.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) long or short (b) high or low (c) loud or soft (d) fast or slow
24. 24.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
25. 25.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
27. 27.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about volume. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about volume. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pace. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
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: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
40. 40.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False

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