Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 680 · 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.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about volume. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about volume. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
5. 5.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
6. 6.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
7. 7.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
9. 9.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
11. 11.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
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 announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
14. 14.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) pause for a moment (b) ask ten more at once (c) answer it instantly (d) walk off the stage
15. 15.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) builds interest (b) makes people leave (c) confuses everyone (d) wastes the speech
16. 16.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) volume (b) pace (c) a pause (d) pitch
18. 18.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
19. 19.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) pace (d) a pause
20. 20.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) goes silent (b) rises at the end (c) stops in the middle (d) gets very loud
23. 23.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
24. 24.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pace. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
28. 28.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
29. 29.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
31. 31.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
32. 32.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after every word (b) in the middle of a word (c) after an important point (d) never at all
34. 34.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
35. 35.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about volume. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) volume (d) pace
37. 37.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) say “um” louder (b) pause silently (c) repeat the last word (d) speak faster
38. 38.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about volume. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) loud or soft (b) long or short (c) high or low (d) fast or slow

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