Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 974 · 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) speak faster (b) repeat the last word (c) say “um” louder (d) pause silently
2. 2.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
3. 3.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) pace (d) a pause
4. 4.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) goes silent (b) stops in the middle (c) rises at the end (d) gets very loud
5. 5.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
6. 6.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
7. 7.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
8. 8.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
9. 9.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
10. 10.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
11. 11.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) loud or soft (b) fast or slow (c) high or low (d) long or short
14. 14.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) pause for a moment (b) walk off the stage (c) answer it instantly (d) ask ten more at once
15. 15.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
17. 17.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
18. 18.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
20. 20.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
23. 23.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) pace (d) a pause
24. 24.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
25. 25.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about volume. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume
30. 30.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
32. 32.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
34. 34.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about volume. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) makes people leave (b) wastes the speech (c) confuses everyone (d) builds interest
36. 36.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) in the middle of a word (b) after every word (c) never at all (d) after an important point
39. 39.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about a pause. (a) False (b) True

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