Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 585 · 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) ask ten more at once (b) answer it instantly (c) pause for a moment (d) walk off the stage
2. 2.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
3. 3.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about volume. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) goes silent (b) stops in the middle (c) gets very loud (d) rises at the end
5. 5.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
6. 6.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
7. 7.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
8. 8.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) wastes the speech (b) confuses everyone (c) makes people leave (d) builds interest
10. 10.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) volume (d) a pause
12. 12.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause
13. 13.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
15. 15.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) repeat the last word (b) pause silently (c) speak faster (d) say “um” louder
17. 17.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
18. 18.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
19. 19.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) True (b) False
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: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) fast or slow (b) high or low (c) long or short (d) loud or soft
23. 23.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
25. 25.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
26. 26.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) expressive (b) melodious (c) monotonous (d) energetic
27. 27.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pace
28. 28.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
29. 29.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause
31. 31.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
32. 32.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pace. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
38. 38.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
39. 39.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace
40. 40.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True

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