Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 936 · 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 suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
2. 2.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
3. 3.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
4. 4.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) makes people leave (b) wastes the speech (c) confuses everyone (d) builds interest
5. 5.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
7. 7.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) volume (d) pitch
8. 8.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about volume. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) energetic (b) melodious (c) expressive (d) monotonous
14. 14.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause
15. 15.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about volume. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) stress it a little (b) skip it (c) say it faster (d) mumble it
17. 17.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) pitch (d) volume
19. 19.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
21. 21.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) pause for a moment (b) ask ten more at once (c) walk off the stage (d) answer it instantly
22. 22.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pace. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume
27. 27.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) pause silently (b) repeat the last word (c) say “um” louder (d) speak faster
28. 28.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
29. 29.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
31. 31.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about volume. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
33. 33.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
34. 34.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
35. 35.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) rises at the end (b) stops in the middle (c) gets very loud (d) goes silent
37. 37.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
38. 38.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) True (b) False

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