Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 654 · 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.⏸️ 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
2. 2.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) volume (b) pace (c) a pause (d) pitch
3. 3.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume
5. 5.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) expressive (b) melodious (c) energetic (d) monotonous
6. 6.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) stops in the middle (b) rises at the end (c) gets very loud (d) goes silent
12. 12.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) ask ten more at once (b) pause for a moment (c) walk off the stage (d) answer it instantly
13. 13.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
14. 14.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume
15. 15.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pace. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
17. 17.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) fast or slow (b) high or low (c) loud or soft (d) long or short
18. 18.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about volume. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
20. 20.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
22. 22.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) mumble it (b) say it faster (c) stress it a little (d) skip it
24. 24.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
27. 27.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about volume. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace
36. 36.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
37. 37.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
38. 38.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace
39. 39.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
40. 40.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about pace. (a) True (b) False

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