Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 855 · 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 tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) volume (d) pitch
2. 2.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
3. 3.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) pace (d) a pause
5. 5.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
6. 6.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) volume (b) pace (c) a pause (d) pitch
7. 7.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
8. 8.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) volume (d) pace
11. 11.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
12. 12.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) repeat the last word (b) pause silently (c) say “um” louder (d) speak faster
17. 17.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) answer it instantly (b) ask ten more at once (c) walk off the stage (d) pause for a moment
18. 18.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
19. 19.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace
20. 20.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about volume. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
22. 22.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
23. 23.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
24. 24.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
25. 25.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) rises at the end (b) goes silent (c) stops in the middle (d) gets very loud
27. 27.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) mumble it (b) say it faster (c) skip it (d) stress it a little
29. 29.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace
33. 33.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
35. 35.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
36. 36.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
39. 39.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady

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