Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 275 · 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: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) ask ten more at once (b) pause for a moment (c) answer it instantly (d) walk off the stage
3. 3.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
4. 4.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) volume (d) a pause
5. 5.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
7. 7.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pace. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
9. 9.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
10. 10.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
11. 11.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
14. 14.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
15. 15.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
17. 17.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) volume (d) pace
18. 18.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after every word (b) after an important point (c) never at all (d) in the middle of a word
19. 19.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
20. 20.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
22. 22.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
23. 23.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
24. 24.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
25. 25.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
26. 26.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) say it faster (b) stress it a little (c) skip it (d) mumble it
27. 27.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
29. 29.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about volume. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) expressive (b) energetic (c) monotonous (d) melodious
34. 34.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
36. 36.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about volume. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
38. 38.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) confuses everyone (b) wastes the speech (c) makes people leave (d) builds interest

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