Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 444 · 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) never at all (c) after an important point (d) after every word
2. 2.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause
3. 3.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) makes people leave (b) wastes the speech (c) builds interest (d) confuses everyone
4. 4.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about pace. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
12. 12.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) say it faster (b) skip it (c) mumble it (d) stress it a little
13. 13.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pace. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about volume. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) goes silent (b) gets very loud (c) rises at the end (d) stops in the middle
17. 17.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
18. 18.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
20. 20.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
21. 21.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
23. 23.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
24. 24.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
25. 25.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) ask ten more at once (b) walk off the stage (c) pause for a moment (d) answer it instantly
27. 27.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
29. 29.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) energetic (b) expressive (c) monotonous (d) melodious
31. 31.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about volume. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
36. 36.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
37. 37.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
38. 38.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False

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