Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 404 · 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: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) volume (d) pitch
3. 3.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) mumble it (b) say it faster (c) stress it a little (d) skip it
5. 5.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) high or low (b) fast or slow (c) long or short (d) loud or soft
8. 8.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) stops in the middle (b) goes silent (c) gets very loud (d) rises at the end
9. 9.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pace. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) pace (d) a pause
11. 11.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about volume. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) wastes the speech (b) confuses everyone (c) makes people leave (d) builds interest
13. 13.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
14. 14.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
16. 16.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) pace (d) a pause
18. 18.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
20. 20.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
21. 21.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after every word (b) never at all (c) in the middle of a word (d) after an important point
22. 22.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
23. 23.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
25. 25.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
26. 26.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
27. 27.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
29. 29.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
30. 30.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
35. 35.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
38. 38.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) volume (d) pitch
39. 39.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about volume. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively

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