Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 970 · 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.❔ 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
2. 2.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about volume. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
4. 4.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about volume. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
7. 7.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) builds interest (b) makes people leave (c) wastes the speech (d) confuses everyone
11. 11.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) skip it (b) say it faster (c) stress it a little (d) mumble it
12. 12.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
13. 13.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace
14. 14.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) ask ten more at once (b) pause for a moment (c) walk off the stage (d) answer it instantly
21. 21.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
23. 23.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about volume. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace
28. 28.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
29. 29.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) loud or soft (b) fast or slow (c) long or short (d) high or low
30. 30.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pace
32. 32.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
33. 33.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
34. 34.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
37. 37.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
40. 40.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume

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