Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 460 · 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.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) answer it instantly (b) pause for a moment (c) walk off the stage (d) ask ten more at once
2. 2.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
5. 5.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) volume (d) pitch
6. 6.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) monotonous (b) energetic (c) expressive (d) melodious
7. 7.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) fast or slow (b) loud or soft (c) long or short (d) high or low
8. 8.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
10. 10.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
11. 11.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
12. 12.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
13. 13.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
15. 15.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) volume (d) pace
17. 17.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about volume. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace
21. 21.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
23. 23.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) builds interest (b) wastes the speech (c) confuses everyone (d) makes people leave
26. 26.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) mumble it (b) skip it (c) say it faster (d) stress it a little
27. 27.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) volume (d) pitch
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 suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
30. 30.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
31. 31.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) speak faster (b) pause silently (c) repeat the last word (d) say “um” louder
32. 32.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) volume (d) a pause
33. 33.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
34. 34.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pace
39. 39.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady

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