Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 550 · 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 tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
2. 2.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.❓ 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
4. 4.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
7. 7.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) wastes the speech (b) makes people leave (c) builds interest (d) confuses everyone
8. 8.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pace. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) volume (b) pace (c) a pause (d) pitch
11. 11.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
14. 14.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) goes silent (b) rises at the end (c) gets very loud (d) stops in the middle
15. 15.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) in the middle of a word (b) after every word (c) never at all (d) after an important point
17. 17.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
18. 18.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) pitch (d) volume
19. 19.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about pace. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about volume. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
23. 23.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
26. 26.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) fast or slow (b) high or low (c) long or short (d) loud or soft
27. 27.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
28. 28.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
29. 29.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
35. 35.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
37. 37.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🤐 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
39. 39.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) volume (d) a pause
40. 40.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady

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