Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 870 · 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 high or low your voice sounds? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
2. 2.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
5. 5.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
7. 7.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
8. 8.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) answer it instantly (b) ask ten more at once (c) pause for a moment (d) walk off the stage
9. 9.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) skip it (b) say it faster (c) mumble it (d) stress it a little
10. 10.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) repeat the last word (b) pause silently (c) speak faster (d) say “um” louder
12. 12.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume
13. 13.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
15. 15.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) fast or slow (b) high or low (c) loud or soft (d) long or short
16. 16.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
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.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) gets very loud (b) goes silent (c) stops in the middle (d) rises at the end
19. 19.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
21. 21.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pace (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pitch
22. 22.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) pace (d) a pause
23. 23.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about volume. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
28. 28.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
31. 31.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
32. 32.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
34. 34.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about volume. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after an important point (b) after every word (c) in the middle of a word (d) never at all
39. 39.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
40. 40.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively

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