Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 640 · 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.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) rises at the end (b) gets very loud (c) goes silent (d) stops in the middle
2. 2.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) fast or slow (b) loud or soft (c) long or short (d) high or low
3. 3.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
4. 4.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about volume. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume
7. 7.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
8. 8.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after an important point (b) in the middle of a word (c) never at all (d) after every word
10. 10.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
11. 11.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
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.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
15. 15.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
18. 18.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
19. 19.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
20. 20.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
24. 24.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pace. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) say “um” louder (b) repeat the last word (c) pause silently (d) speak faster
28. 28.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
29. 29.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) pitch (d) volume
30. 30.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
31. 31.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) volume (d) pace
34. 34.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) pace (d) a pause
35. 35.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
37. 37.❓ 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
38. 38.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pace

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