Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 756 · 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 tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) pace (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pitch
2. 2.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about volume. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pace. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) pause silently (b) repeat the last word (c) speak faster (d) say “um” louder
6. 6.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) long or short (b) high or low (c) loud or soft (d) fast or slow
7. 7.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause
9. 9.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause
11. 11.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) expressive (b) melodious (c) energetic (d) monotonous
14. 14.❔ 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
15. 15.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
16. 16.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
17. 17.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) builds interest (b) makes people leave (c) wastes the speech (d) confuses everyone
18. 18.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
20. 20.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
22. 22.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) walk off the stage (b) answer it instantly (c) pause for a moment (d) ask ten more at once
24. 24.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about volume. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
26. 26.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
27. 27.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) volume (b) pace (c) a pause (d) pitch
28. 28.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pace. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about volume. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
34. 34.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
40. 40.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady

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