Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 556 · 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: slowing down for a phone number? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume
2. 2.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume
3. 3.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
4. 4.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about volume. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) stops in the middle (b) gets very loud (c) goes silent (d) rises at the end
7. 7.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
8. 8.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
9. 9.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) fast or slow (b) long or short (c) loud or soft (d) high or low
12. 12.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
15. 15.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
17. 17.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
21. 21.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) melodious (b) energetic (c) expressive (d) monotonous
22. 22.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) repeat the last word (b) speak faster (c) say “um” louder (d) pause silently
24. 24.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) stress it a little (b) mumble it (c) skip it (d) say it faster
25. 25.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
26. 26.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) answer it instantly (b) walk off the stage (c) ask ten more at once (d) pause for a moment
28. 28.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
30. 30.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
32. 32.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) volume (d) pitch
33. 33.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) volume (d) pace
34. 34.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about volume. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
37. 37.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) makes people leave (b) wastes the speech (c) confuses everyone (d) builds interest
39. 39.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
40. 40.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about a pause. (a) True (b) False

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