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Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 287 · 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.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) melodious (b) monotonous (c) energetic (d) expressive
  4. 4.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
  5. 5.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
  6. 6.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) volume (d) pitch
  8. 8.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
  9. 9.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
  11. 11.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
  12. 12.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
  16. 16.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) pace (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pitch
  18. 18.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
  20. 20.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pace. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
  23. 23.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) rises at the end (b) stops in the middle (c) goes silent (d) gets very loud
  24. 24.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about volume. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pace (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pitch
  31. 31.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) pause for a moment (b) ask ten more at once (c) answer it instantly (d) walk off the stage
  35. 35.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) in the middle of a word (b) never at all (c) after every word (d) after an important point
  36. 36.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause
  37. 37.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pace. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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