Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 631 · 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 suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
2. 2.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
3. 3.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) answer it instantly (b) pause for a moment (c) walk off the stage (d) ask ten more at once
4. 4.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
5. 5.⏸️ 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
6. 6.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
7. 7.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) goes silent (b) rises at the end (c) gets very loud (d) stops in the middle
8. 8.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after an important point (b) never at all (c) after every word (d) in the middle of a word
10. 10.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pace
11. 11.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
12. 12.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
13. 13.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) say “um” louder (b) pause silently (c) speak faster (d) repeat the last word
14. 14.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pace. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
23. 23.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
29. 29.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) pitch (d) volume
30. 30.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
31. 31.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
35. 35.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
37. 37.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
38. 38.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
39. 39.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) pitch (d) volume

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