Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 73 · 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: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
3. 3.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
6. 6.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
7. 7.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pace. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) expressive (b) energetic (c) monotonous (d) melodious
11. 11.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) rises at the end (b) gets very loud (c) stops in the middle (d) goes silent
12. 12.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) say it faster (b) skip it (c) mumble it (d) stress it a little
15. 15.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about volume. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) in the middle of a word (b) after every word (c) never at all (d) after an important point
18. 18.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
20. 20.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) repeat the last word (b) pause silently (c) speak faster (d) say “um” louder
23. 23.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) confuses everyone (b) builds interest (c) wastes the speech (d) makes people leave
24. 24.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
25. 25.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) answer it instantly (b) pause for a moment (c) ask ten more at once (d) walk off the stage
26. 26.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
31. 31.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about volume. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
34. 34.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
35. 35.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) loud or soft (b) fast or slow (c) high or low (d) long or short
37. 37.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
39. 39.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about volume. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) True (b) False

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