Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 434 · 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 everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.⏸️ 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
3. 3.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) never at all (b) after an important point (c) after every word (d) in the middle of a word
6. 6.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) answer it instantly (b) ask ten more at once (c) walk off the stage (d) pause for a moment
7. 7.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
10. 10.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) expressive (b) melodious (c) energetic (d) monotonous
12. 12.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
13. 13.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
14. 14.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) volume (d) a pause
16. 16.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pace (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pitch
19. 19.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
20. 20.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
21. 21.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) speak faster (b) repeat the last word (c) say “um” louder (d) pause silently
22. 22.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) loud or soft (b) fast or slow (c) high or low (d) long or short
24. 24.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
28. 28.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) pitch (d) volume
29. 29.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
31. 31.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
33. 33.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace
34. 34.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) pace (d) a pause
36. 36.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
37. 37.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
40. 40.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace

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