Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 590 · 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 suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
2. 2.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) pause silently (b) speak faster (c) say “um” louder (d) repeat the last word
3. 3.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about volume. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
6. 6.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) pause for a moment (b) walk off the stage (c) answer it instantly (d) ask ten more at once
7. 7.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) in the middle of a word (b) after an important point (c) never at all (d) after every word
8. 8.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) stops in the middle (b) rises at the end (c) goes silent (d) gets very loud
9. 9.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
10. 10.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
11. 11.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
12. 12.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about volume. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
16. 16.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about volume. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about volume. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
19. 19.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pace. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pace (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pitch
22. 22.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pace. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
25. 25.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace
33. 33.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
34. 34.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) volume (d) a pause
36. 36.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) pace (d) a pause
37. 37.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) fast or slow (b) long or short (c) loud or soft (d) high or low
38. 38.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
39. 39.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
40. 40.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about pitch. (a) True (b) False

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