Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 795 · 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 leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
2. 2.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) wastes the speech (b) builds interest (c) makes people leave (d) confuses everyone
3. 3.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) volume (d) a pause
4. 4.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pace
5. 5.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
6. 6.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
7. 7.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) pitch (d) volume
10. 10.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
11. 11.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
12. 12.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about volume. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) energetic (b) monotonous (c) expressive (d) melodious
14. 14.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
15. 15.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) pitch (d) volume
16. 16.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) say it faster (b) mumble it (c) skip it (d) stress it a little
18. 18.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pace. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
21. 21.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
22. 22.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause
24. 24.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
26. 26.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.❔ 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
29. 29.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
33. 33.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pace. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) speak faster (b) repeat the last word (c) say “um” louder (d) pause silently
39. 39.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
40. 40.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pace. (a) True (b) False

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