Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 881 · 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: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) pace (d) a pause
3. 3.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause
5. 5.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) fast or slow (b) long or short (c) loud or soft (d) high or low
6. 6.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
7. 7.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
8. 8.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
9. 9.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) volume (b) pace (c) a pause (d) pitch
11. 11.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
13. 13.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
14. 14.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
18. 18.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) pause for a moment (b) answer it instantly (c) walk off the stage (d) ask ten more at once
19. 19.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) say it faster (b) skip it (c) mumble it (d) stress it a little
21. 21.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) volume (b) pace (c) a pause (d) pitch
22. 22.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) never at all (b) after every word (c) after an important point (d) in the middle of a word
23. 23.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
24. 24.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
26. 26.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
27. 27.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
29. 29.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) stops in the middle (b) rises at the end (c) gets very loud (d) goes silent
30. 30.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about volume. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
36. 36.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pace. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
40. 40.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True

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