Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 741 · 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 pitch. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about volume. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.⏸️ 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
4. 4.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) rises at the end (b) goes silent (c) stops in the middle (d) gets very loud
5. 5.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) pace (d) a pause
7. 7.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) pace (d) a pause
9. 9.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
10. 10.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) pace (d) a pause
12. 12.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
13. 13.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
15. 15.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
16. 16.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
17. 17.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
18. 18.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
19. 19.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after every word (b) in the middle of a word (c) never at all (d) after an important point
22. 22.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause
26. 26.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
27. 27.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
28. 28.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
31. 31.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
33. 33.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) long or short (b) loud or soft (c) high or low (d) fast or slow
34. 34.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) skip it (b) stress it a little (c) mumble it (d) say it faster
39. 39.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle

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