Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 642 · 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 giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
2. 2.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
5. 5.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) volume (d) a pause
7. 7.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
8. 8.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
9. 9.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) energetic (b) melodious (c) monotonous (d) expressive
11. 11.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) say it faster (b) skip it (c) stress it a little (d) mumble it
16. 16.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
17. 17.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) long or short (b) loud or soft (c) high or low (d) fast or slow
18. 18.❓ 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
19. 19.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
24. 24.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) volume (d) a pause
27. 27.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
28. 28.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) never at all (b) after every word (c) after an important point (d) in the middle of a word
30. 30.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
31. 31.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
32. 32.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) speak faster (b) pause silently (c) repeat the last word (d) say “um” louder
33. 33.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) builds interest (b) wastes the speech (c) makes people leave (d) confuses everyone
34. 34.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
36. 36.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pace. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pace. (a) True (b) False

Free public speaking lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/public-speaking-for-kids