Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 827 · 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: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pace. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
4. 4.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about volume. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
7. 7.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
8. 8.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
12. 12.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) volume (d) pitch
16. 16.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) long or short (b) high or low (c) fast or slow (d) loud or soft
19. 19.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
20. 20.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) speak faster (b) pause silently (c) say “um” louder (d) repeat the last word
22. 22.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
24. 24.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
26. 26.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace
27. 27.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
28. 28.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
29. 29.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) in the middle of a word (b) after every word (c) after an important point (d) never at all
31. 31.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) pitch (d) volume
32. 32.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
34. 34.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) volume (d) a pause
35. 35.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) goes silent (b) gets very loud (c) rises at the end (d) stops in the middle
37. 37.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
40. 40.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace

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