Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 592 · 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: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
2. 2.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
3. 3.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
5. 5.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
6. 6.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
7. 7.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) makes people leave (b) confuses everyone (c) builds interest (d) wastes the speech
10. 10.❓ 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
11. 11.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
13. 13.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
15. 15.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) loud or soft (b) long or short (c) fast or slow (d) high or low
16. 16.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) rises at the end (b) stops in the middle (c) goes silent (d) gets very loud
18. 18.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
19. 19.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) volume (d) pace
20. 20.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pace. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
22. 22.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) pace (d) a pause
23. 23.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) volume (d) a pause
28. 28.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) pitch (d) volume
30. 30.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
31. 31.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about volume. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
35. 35.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
37. 37.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
38. 38.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) stress it a little (b) mumble it (c) skip it (d) say it faster
40. 40.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pitch. (a) True (b) False

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