Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

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

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