Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 587 · 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: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace
4. 4.❔ 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
5. 5.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (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.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace
9. 9.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
11. 11.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
12. 12.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
13. 13.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
14. 14.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) expressive (b) monotonous (c) melodious (d) energetic
16. 16.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
17. 17.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
18. 18.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) loud or soft (b) long or short (c) high or low (d) fast or slow
19. 19.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
22. 22.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pace. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
25. 25.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) confuses everyone (b) builds interest (c) makes people leave (d) wastes the speech
28. 28.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) repeat the last word (b) speak faster (c) pause silently (d) say “um” louder
29. 29.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pace. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
31. 31.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
32. 32.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume
34. 34.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pace. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause
40. 40.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False

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