Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 678 · 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.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) repeat the last word (b) say “um” louder (c) speak faster (d) pause silently
2. 2.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) wastes the speech (b) builds interest (c) makes people leave (d) confuses everyone
4. 4.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
5. 5.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
11. 11.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
12. 12.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
16. 16.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) melodious (b) expressive (c) energetic (d) monotonous
17. 17.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
18. 18.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
19. 19.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) fast or slow (b) loud or soft (c) long or short (d) high or low
20. 20.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about pace. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) gets very loud (b) goes silent (c) stops in the middle (d) rises at the end
22. 22.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
23. 23.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
24. 24.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
25. 25.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
26. 26.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about volume. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
29. 29.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace
30. 30.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pace. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
32. 32.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) skip it (b) say it faster (c) stress it a little (d) mumble it
33. 33.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
34. 34.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
36. 36.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) ask ten more at once (b) pause for a moment (c) answer it instantly (d) walk off the stage
37. 37.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) pace (d) a pause
39. 39.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pace. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True

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