← Your voice: pauses and pitch lesson New set →

Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 206 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

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

Answer key

  1. builds interest
  2. False
  3. cheerful and lively
  4. True
  5. False
  6. stress it a little
  7. False
  8. calm and gentle
  9. serious and steady
  10. volume
  11. False
  12. False
  13. serious and steady
  14. pitch
  15. serious and steady
  16. False
  17. False
  18. a pause
  19. False
  20. True
  21. True
  22. True
  23. calm and gentle
  24. False
  25. True
  26. a pause
  27. high or low
  28. False
  29. pace
  30. True
  31. False
  32. False
  33. True
  34. cheerful and lively
  35. False
  36. True
  37. pace
  38. False
  39. pace
  40. pause for a moment

Free public speaking lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/public-speaking-for-kids