Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 856 · 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 a change in the exam timetable needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
3. 3.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
4. 4.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pace. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
7. 7.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) speak faster (b) repeat the last word (c) pause silently (d) say “um” louder
8. 8.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
10. 10.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
15. 15.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about volume. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
17. 17.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
18. 18.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) ask ten more at once (b) pause for a moment (c) walk off the stage (d) answer it instantly
21. 21.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
22. 22.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about volume. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
27. 27.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) expressive (b) energetic (c) melodious (d) monotonous
28. 28.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
33. 33.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively 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 tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
36. 36.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) never at all (b) after every word (c) in the middle of a word (d) after an important point
38. 38.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.❔ 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
40. 40.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True

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