Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 824 · 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.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) long or short (b) loud or soft (c) high or low (d) fast or slow
2. 2.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
3. 3.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
4. 4.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
6. 6.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) say “um” louder (b) pause silently (c) repeat the last word (d) speak faster
8. 8.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) gets very loud (b) rises at the end (c) stops in the middle (d) goes silent
9. 9.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause
10. 10.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
11. 11.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
16. 16.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
17. 17.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
18. 18.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
20. 20.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
25. 25.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) in the middle of a word (b) after every word (c) never at all (d) after an important point
28. 28.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) volume (b) pace (c) a pause (d) pitch
30. 30.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) ask ten more at once (b) answer it instantly (c) pause for a moment (d) walk off the stage
32. 32.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
35. 35.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
38. 38.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
39. 39.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) True (b) False

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