Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

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

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