Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 109 · 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: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
3. 3.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
7. 7.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
9. 9.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) fast or slow (b) high or low (c) loud or soft (d) long or short
10. 10.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
11. 11.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) answer it instantly (b) pause for a moment (c) ask ten more at once (d) walk off the stage
13. 13.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
15. 15.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pace. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) in the middle of a word (b) after an important point (c) never at all (d) after every word
17. 17.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pace. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
19. 19.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pace. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) rises at the end (b) goes silent (c) stops in the middle (d) gets very loud
23. 23.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
24. 24.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace
27. 27.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
28. 28.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
29. 29.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) melodious (b) expressive (c) monotonous (d) energetic
32. 32.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
33. 33.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) say “um” louder (b) repeat the last word (c) speak faster (d) pause silently
34. 34.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
36. 36.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
38. 38.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady

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