Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 634 · 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 warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
2. 2.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pace. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
4. 4.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) gets very loud (b) rises at the end (c) goes silent (d) stops in the middle
5. 5.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) ask ten more at once (b) walk off the stage (c) pause for a moment (d) answer it instantly
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.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
8. 8.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) loud or soft (b) high or low (c) long or short (d) fast or slow
9. 9.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) pace (d) a pause
10. 10.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
12. 12.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
14. 14.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about volume. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) volume (d) pitch
16. 16.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.⏸️ 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
18. 18.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about volume. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) pace (d) a pause
20. 20.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) volume (d) a pause
21. 21.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
22. 22.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
23. 23.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) say it faster (b) mumble it (c) stress it a little (d) skip it
24. 24.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
25. 25.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about volume. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pace. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
33. 33.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
34. 34.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
37. 37.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after every word (b) in the middle of a word (c) never at all (d) after an important point
39. 39.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) energetic (b) monotonous (c) melodious (d) expressive
40. 40.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True

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