Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 267 · 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: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
5. 5.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) gets very loud (b) rises at the end (c) goes silent (d) stops in the middle
6. 6.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) pause for a moment (b) answer it instantly (c) walk off the stage (d) ask ten more at once
8. 8.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) say “um” louder (b) pause silently (c) speak faster (d) repeat the last word
9. 9.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
10. 10.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pace
11. 11.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
12. 12.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
13. 13.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
14. 14.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
15. 15.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about volume. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) loud or soft (b) long or short (c) high or low (d) fast or slow
19. 19.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace
20. 20.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
21. 21.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace
23. 23.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume
24. 24.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
26. 26.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) confuses everyone (b) makes people leave (c) wastes the speech (d) builds interest
27. 27.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after an important point (b) never at all (c) in the middle of a word (d) after every word
29. 29.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
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.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
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: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) melodious (b) energetic (c) monotonous (d) expressive
37. 37.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
38. 38.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady

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