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Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 10 · 40 questions
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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.

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  1. 1.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
  2. 2.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
  3. 3.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
  4. 4.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
  5. 5.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pace. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) pitch (d) volume
  7. 7.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) ask ten more at once (b) answer it instantly (c) pause for a moment (d) walk off the stage
  9. 9.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
  10. 10.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
  12. 12.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
  13. 13.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause
  14. 14.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
  15. 15.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about volume. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
  20. 20.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pace. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
  25. 25.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
  26. 26.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) pace (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pitch
  27. 27.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) goes silent (b) rises at the end (c) gets very loud (d) stops in the middle
  28. 28.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
  30. 30.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about volume. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.⏸️ 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
  37. 37.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pace. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) pitch (d) volume

Answer key

  1. serious and steady
  2. cheerful and lively
  3. volume
  4. calm and gentle
  5. False
  6. volume
  7. False
  8. pause for a moment
  9. serious and steady
  10. False
  11. a pause
  12. calm and gentle
  13. pitch
  14. cheerful and lively
  15. False
  16. True
  17. True
  18. False
  19. volume
  20. False
  21. False
  22. False
  23. False
  24. calm and gentle
  25. serious and steady
  26. pace
  27. rises at the end
  28. True
  29. cheerful and lively
  30. True
  31. True
  32. True
  33. False
  34. True
  35. False
  36. builds interest
  37. False
  38. False
  39. False
  40. pace

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