Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 653 · 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) gets very loud (b) goes silent (c) rises at the end (d) stops in the middle
2. 2.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pace. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
5. 5.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) energetic (b) expressive (c) monotonous (d) melodious
11. 11.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) repeat the last word (b) speak faster (c) say “um” louder (d) pause silently
13. 13.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) skip it (b) stress it a little (c) mumble it (d) say it faster
14. 14.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
16. 16.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) pitch (d) volume
17. 17.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
18. 18.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
20. 20.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume
23. 23.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
25. 25.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pace. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pace (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pitch
29. 29.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
30. 30.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) long or short (b) fast or slow (c) loud or soft (d) high or low
31. 31.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about volume. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
38. 38.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) pitch (d) volume
40. 40.❓ 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

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