Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 662 · 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) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
2. 2.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
3. 3.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
5. 5.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about volume. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) stress it a little (b) say it faster (c) mumble it (d) skip it
8. 8.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
12. 12.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
14. 14.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about volume. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) volume (d) a pause
16. 16.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
20. 20.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) volume (d) a pause
21. 21.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
22. 22.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
24. 24.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
25. 25.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) answer it instantly (b) walk off the stage (c) ask ten more at once (d) pause for a moment
27. 27.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about pace. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) speak faster (b) repeat the last word (c) say “um” louder (d) pause silently
31. 31.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
32. 32.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) monotonous (b) expressive (c) melodious (d) energetic
33. 33.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) gets very loud (b) rises at the end (c) stops in the middle (d) goes silent
34. 34.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
35. 35.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about volume. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) loud or soft (b) long or short (c) high or low (d) fast or slow
38. 38.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
39. 39.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True

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