Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 679 · 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: slowing down for a phone number is about volume. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) gets very loud (b) rises at the end (c) stops in the middle (d) goes silent
6. 6.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) ask ten more at once (b) answer it instantly (c) walk off the stage (d) pause for a moment
7. 7.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) volume (d) pitch
8. 8.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) never at all (b) after every word (c) in the middle of a word (d) after an important point
12. 12.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
13. 13.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🤐 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
15. 15.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
17. 17.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
18. 18.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) volume (d) pitch
19. 19.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) confuses everyone (b) wastes the speech (c) makes people leave (d) builds interest
21. 21.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
23. 23.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) volume (d) a pause
24. 24.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) pace (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pitch
25. 25.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) energetic (b) melodious (c) monotonous (d) expressive
26. 26.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
28. 28.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) False (b) True
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.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
33. 33.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
35. 35.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
37. 37.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
39. 39.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
40. 40.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively

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