Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 674 · 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.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pace (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pitch
3. 3.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
6. 6.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
7. 7.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) rises at the end (b) gets very loud (c) goes silent (d) stops in the middle
8. 8.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pace. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) speak faster (b) repeat the last word (c) pause silently (d) say “um” louder
13. 13.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
14. 14.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
15. 15.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
16. 16.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
17. 17.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
19. 19.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.⏸️ 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
21. 21.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) pitch (d) volume
22. 22.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) volume (d) pace
23. 23.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
24. 24.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
25. 25.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) volume (b) pace (c) a pause (d) pitch
26. 26.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) mumble it (b) stress it a little (c) skip it (d) say it faster
27. 27.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about volume. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) volume (d) a pause
33. 33.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pace. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
39. 39.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
40. 40.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about pitch. (a) False (b) True

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