Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 11 · 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 welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
2. 2.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about volume. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
4. 4.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace
5. 5.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) ask ten more at once (b) answer it instantly (c) walk off the stage (d) pause for a moment
6. 6.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) volume (d) pace
7. 7.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
9. 9.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
11. 11.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) speak faster (b) say “um” louder (c) repeat the last word (d) pause silently
12. 12.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about pace. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about volume. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
18. 18.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) high or low (b) long or short (c) loud or soft (d) fast or slow
19. 19.❔ 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
20. 20.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
23. 23.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
24. 24.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) melodious (b) energetic (c) expressive (d) monotonous
26. 26.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after every word (b) after an important point (c) in the middle of a word (d) never at all
27. 27.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
30. 30.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pace
31. 31.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
32. 32.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
34. 34.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pace (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pitch
35. 35.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
38. 38.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pace. (a) False (b) True

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