Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 808 · 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.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) rises at the end (b) gets very loud (c) goes silent (d) stops in the middle
2. 2.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) volume (d) pitch
4. 4.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
5. 5.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
6. 6.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
8. 8.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) stress it a little (b) skip it (c) mumble it (d) say it faster
10. 10.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
15. 15.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume
16. 16.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) ask ten more at once (b) answer it instantly (c) walk off the stage (d) pause for a moment
17. 17.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
18. 18.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
21. 21.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
24. 24.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) fast or slow (b) loud or soft (c) long or short (d) high or low
26. 26.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) repeat the last word (b) say “um” louder (c) pause silently (d) speak faster
27. 27.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pace. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume
30. 30.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
31. 31.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) volume (d) a pause
33. 33.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about volume. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) expressive (b) monotonous (c) energetic (d) melodious
37. 37.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
38. 38.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
40. 40.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True

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