Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 978 · 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 wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
2. 2.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) high or low (b) loud or soft (c) long or short (d) fast or slow
3. 3.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
4. 4.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) volume (d) pitch
5. 5.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) pause for a moment (b) walk off the stage (c) ask ten more at once (d) answer it instantly
6. 6.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) volume (d) pace
8. 8.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) goes silent (b) gets very loud (c) rises at the end (d) stops in the middle
9. 9.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
12. 12.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about volume. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
15. 15.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
19. 19.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
23. 23.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) never at all (b) after an important point (c) after every word (d) in the middle of a word
26. 26.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
28. 28.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pace
29. 29.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
30. 30.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
34. 34.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about volume. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
36. 36.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
38. 38.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) expressive (b) monotonous (c) melodious (d) energetic
39. 39.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
40. 40.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) builds interest (b) wastes the speech (c) makes people leave (d) confuses everyone

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