Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 875 · 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: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
2. 2.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
3. 3.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) volume (b) pace (c) a pause (d) pitch
4. 4.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about volume. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
7. 7.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
10. 10.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) in the middle of a word (b) after an important point (c) never at all (d) after every word
11. 11.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
12. 12.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) answer it instantly (b) pause for a moment (c) walk off the stage (d) ask ten more at once
13. 13.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
14. 14.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
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 suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
20. 20.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume
21. 21.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pace. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) high or low (b) loud or soft (c) fast or slow (d) long or short
25. 25.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) mumble it (b) stress it a little (c) skip it (d) say it faster
26. 26.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) stops in the middle (b) gets very loud (c) rises at the end (d) goes silent
27. 27.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
28. 28.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
30. 30.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) volume (d) pace
31. 31.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) makes people leave (b) builds interest (c) confuses everyone (d) wastes the speech
36. 36.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False

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