Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 776 · 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 suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
2. 2.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace
3. 3.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) loud or soft (b) long or short (c) fast or slow (d) high or low
4. 4.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) wastes the speech (b) makes people leave (c) confuses everyone (d) builds interest
7. 7.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pace (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pitch
8. 8.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
9. 9.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about volume. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
11. 11.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
13. 13.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
14. 14.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pace. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
16. 16.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) pause silently (b) say “um” louder (c) speak faster (d) repeat the last word
17. 17.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
18. 18.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
20. 20.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
21. 21.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) stops in the middle (b) rises at the end (c) goes silent (d) gets very loud
22. 22.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
26. 26.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) volume (d) pace
30. 30.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after an important point (b) after every word (c) in the middle of a word (d) never at all
32. 32.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) skip it (b) say it faster (c) stress it a little (d) mumble it
34. 34.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) energetic (b) melodious (c) monotonous (d) expressive
37. 37.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True

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