Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 659 · 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 wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
2. 2.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
3. 3.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) energetic (b) melodious (c) monotonous (d) expressive
5. 5.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
6. 6.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) stops in the middle (b) gets very loud (c) rises at the end (d) goes silent
7. 7.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
8. 8.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) long or short (b) loud or soft (c) high or low (d) fast or slow
9. 9.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
11. 11.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about pace. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace
14. 14.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
16. 16.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
17. 17.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) in the middle of a word (b) never at all (c) after every word (d) after an important point
20. 20.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
21. 21.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
22. 22.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause
26. 26.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
28. 28.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) say “um” louder (b) pause silently (c) speak faster (d) repeat the last word
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: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
34. 34.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle

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