Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 560 · 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.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) volume (b) pace (c) a pause (d) pitch
3. 3.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) loud or soft (b) high or low (c) fast or slow (d) long or short
7. 7.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
8. 8.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) goes silent (b) gets very loud (c) stops in the middle (d) rises at the end
9. 9.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) answer it instantly (b) ask ten more at once (c) pause for a moment (d) walk off the stage
10. 10.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
11. 11.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
14. 14.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) expressive (b) melodious (c) monotonous (d) energetic
15. 15.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
17. 17.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
20. 20.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
21. 21.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pace. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after an important point (b) after every word (c) never at all (d) in the middle of a word
26. 26.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
27. 27.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
28. 28.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
29. 29.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) wastes the speech (b) makes people leave (c) builds interest (d) confuses everyone
30. 30.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
32. 32.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
34. 34.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) stress it a little (b) say it faster (c) mumble it (d) skip it
35. 35.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pace
36. 36.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
38. 38.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about volume. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True

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