Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 722 · 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 tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
2. 2.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) pitch (d) volume
4. 4.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) confuses everyone (b) makes people leave (c) wastes the speech (d) builds interest
6. 6.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) rises at the end (b) goes silent (c) gets very loud (d) stops in the middle
8. 8.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about volume. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) melodious (b) energetic (c) monotonous (d) expressive
10. 10.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
11. 11.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pace. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) in the middle of a word (b) never at all (c) after an important point (d) after every word
13. 13.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
16. 16.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) pace (d) a pause
20. 20.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
24. 24.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
26. 26.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) pace (d) a pause
27. 27.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
30. 30.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) repeat the last word (b) speak faster (c) say “um” louder (d) pause silently
31. 31.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
32. 32.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
33. 33.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
34. 34.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
35. 35.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
36. 36.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) loud or soft (b) long or short (c) fast or slow (d) high or low
37. 37.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
39. 39.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume

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