Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 832 · 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 suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
2. 2.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) rises at the end (b) goes silent (c) stops in the middle (d) gets very loud
5. 5.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
6. 6.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
7. 7.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
8. 8.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace
9. 9.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace
10. 10.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
11. 11.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) pace (d) a pause
12. 12.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
13. 13.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) builds interest (b) makes people leave (c) wastes the speech (d) confuses everyone
14. 14.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
17. 17.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) volume (b) pace (c) a pause (d) pitch
18. 18.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
21. 21.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
22. 22.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) stress it a little (b) say it faster (c) skip it (d) mumble it
23. 23.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) long or short (b) fast or slow (c) high or low (d) loud or soft
25. 25.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after every word (b) after an important point (c) in the middle of a word (d) never at all
27. 27.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pace. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) repeat the last word (b) pause silently (c) say “um” louder (d) speak faster
29. 29.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
31. 31.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) answer it instantly (b) walk off the stage (c) ask ten more at once (d) pause for a moment
32. 32.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
33. 33.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
35. 35.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace
38. 38.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False

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