Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 290 · 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 cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) walk off the stage (b) pause for a moment (c) answer it instantly (d) ask ten more at once
3. 3.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
4. 4.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
5. 5.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
7. 7.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume
8. 8.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
10. 10.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) never at all (b) after every word (c) in the middle of a word (d) after an important point
11. 11.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) volume (d) a pause
13. 13.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
14. 14.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pace. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.⏸️ 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
17. 17.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) melodious (b) energetic (c) expressive (d) monotonous
18. 18.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
19. 19.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
20. 20.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
21. 21.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
22. 22.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) pitch (d) volume
23. 23.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
24. 24.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
25. 25.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) rises at the end (b) gets very loud (c) goes silent (d) stops in the middle
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.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
29. 29.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) speak faster (b) say “um” louder (c) pause silently (d) repeat the last word
30. 30.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
31. 31.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pace. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
35. 35.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace
37. 37.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
39. 39.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False

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