Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 617 · 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.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) makes people leave (b) confuses everyone (c) wastes the speech (d) builds interest
2. 2.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
4. 4.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) fast or slow (b) loud or soft (c) high or low (d) long or short
5. 5.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) pace (d) a pause
6. 6.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) goes silent (b) rises at the end (c) stops in the middle (d) gets very loud
7. 7.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🤐 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
9. 9.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
10. 10.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after an important point (b) in the middle of a word (c) after every word (d) never at all
11. 11.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
12. 12.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about pace. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
14. 14.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) pace (d) a pause
17. 17.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
20. 20.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
22. 22.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
25. 25.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
26. 26.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
29. 29.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) energetic (b) monotonous (c) expressive (d) melodious
30. 30.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
31. 31.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about volume. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
34. 34.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pace. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
37. 37.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
38. 38.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
39. 39.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
40. 40.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False

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