Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 607 · 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: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
3. 3.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
4. 4.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
7. 7.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
9. 9.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) answer it instantly (b) pause for a moment (c) ask ten more at once (d) walk off the stage
14. 14.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about volume. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) stops in the middle (b) rises at the end (c) gets very loud (d) goes silent
16. 16.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
17. 17.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
19. 19.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) melodious (b) monotonous (c) expressive (d) energetic
23. 23.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) pace (d) a pause
24. 24.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about volume. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
27. 27.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
28. 28.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
29. 29.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) loud or soft (b) high or low (c) long or short (d) fast or slow
30. 30.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
31. 31.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pace. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
34. 34.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) wastes the speech (b) builds interest (c) confuses everyone (d) makes people leave
36. 36.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
37. 37.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pace. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
40. 40.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False

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