Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 540 · 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.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) pace (d) a pause
2. 2.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
4. 4.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
5. 5.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after every word (b) after an important point (c) in the middle of a word (d) never at all
6. 6.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
7. 7.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
8. 8.⏸️ 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
9. 9.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) loud or soft (b) long or short (c) high or low (d) fast or slow
11. 11.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
12. 12.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
14. 14.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
16. 16.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) rises at the end (b) goes silent (c) stops in the middle (d) gets very loud
17. 17.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
23. 23.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pace. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
25. 25.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
26. 26.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) stress it a little (b) mumble it (c) say it faster (d) skip it
27. 27.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
29. 29.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
30. 30.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
32. 32.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about pace. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about volume. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause
37. 37.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pace. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) melodious (b) expressive (c) monotonous (d) energetic
39. 39.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) volume (b) pace (c) a pause (d) pitch
40. 40.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively

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