Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 483 · 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: your voice rising at the end of a question is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) wastes the speech (b) makes people leave (c) confuses everyone (d) builds interest
3. 3.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) say “um” louder (b) speak faster (c) repeat the last word (d) pause silently
5. 5.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
6. 6.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
8. 8.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) walk off the stage (b) answer it instantly (c) ask ten more at once (d) pause for a moment
11. 11.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pace. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) stops in the middle (b) rises at the end (c) gets very loud (d) goes silent
16. 16.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
17. 17.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) pace (d) a pause
18. 18.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (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) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
21. 21.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) monotonous (b) melodious (c) expressive (d) energetic
22. 22.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
23. 23.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
24. 24.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after every word (b) never at all (c) after an important point (d) in the middle of a word
25. 25.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume
27. 27.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
28. 28.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
29. 29.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
30. 30.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
37. 37.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
38. 38.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
40. 40.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True

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