Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

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

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