Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 794 · 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: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
3. 3.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
4. 4.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
5. 5.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
6. 6.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
7. 7.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
8. 8.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) answer it instantly (b) walk off the stage (c) ask ten more at once (d) pause for a moment
9. 9.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
11. 11.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) pace (d) a pause
14. 14.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) repeat the last word (b) speak faster (c) pause silently (d) say “um” louder
18. 18.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) fast or slow (b) high or low (c) long or short (d) loud or soft
22. 22.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
25. 25.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
27. 27.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
29. 29.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
30. 30.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pace. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
32. 32.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
33. 33.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) stops in the middle (b) goes silent (c) rises at the end (d) gets very loud
36. 36.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) makes people leave (b) wastes the speech (c) confuses everyone (d) builds interest
37. 37.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about volume. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False

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