Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 209 · 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.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) never at all (b) after every word (c) after an important point (d) in the middle of a word
2. 2.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
3. 3.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
4. 4.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) builds interest (b) makes people leave (c) wastes the speech (d) confuses everyone
7. 7.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) say “um” louder (b) pause silently (c) repeat the last word (d) speak faster
9. 9.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) volume (d) pace
10. 10.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) stops in the middle (b) goes silent (c) rises at the end (d) gets very loud
11. 11.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
14. 14.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
16. 16.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) stress it a little (b) say it faster (c) mumble it (d) skip it
18. 18.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
19. 19.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
20. 20.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
21. 21.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pace. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
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: speaking up so the back row hears is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
26. 26.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about volume. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) ask ten more at once (b) walk off the stage (c) pause for a moment (d) answer it instantly
31. 31.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
32. 32.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
35. 35.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pace (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pitch
38. 38.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace
39. 39.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True

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