Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 704 · 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 pace. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about volume. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) stress it a little (b) skip it (c) say it faster (d) mumble it
4. 4.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
5. 5.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
7. 7.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
10. 10.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
11. 11.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
12. 12.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
13. 13.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
14. 14.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
15. 15.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
16. 16.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) rises at the end (b) goes silent (c) gets very loud (d) stops in the middle
17. 17.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) high or low (b) long or short (c) fast or slow (d) loud or soft
20. 20.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) melodious (b) expressive (c) monotonous (d) energetic
23. 23.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
24. 24.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace
25. 25.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) pause silently (b) say “um” louder (c) repeat the last word (d) speak faster
26. 26.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pace. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
29. 29.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) wastes the speech (b) builds interest (c) makes people leave (d) confuses everyone
30. 30.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
31. 31.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pace. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
33. 33.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
34. 34.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause
37. 37.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
39. 39.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pace. (a) False (b) True

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