Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 931 · 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: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) goes silent (b) gets very loud (c) stops in the middle (d) rises at the end
3. 3.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
4. 4.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
5. 5.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) pace (d) a pause
6. 6.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) ask ten more at once (b) walk off the stage (c) answer it instantly (d) pause for a moment
8. 8.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
9. 9.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) high or low (b) fast or slow (c) long or short (d) loud or soft
10. 10.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
11. 11.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
12. 12.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace
13. 13.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
15. 15.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) mumble it (b) stress it a little (c) skip it (d) say it faster
18. 18.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pace. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
21. 21.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
23. 23.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
24. 24.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
27. 27.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
28. 28.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
32. 32.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) pace (d) a pause
40. 40.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) energetic (b) expressive (c) melodious (d) monotonous

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