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Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 311 · 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.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) answer it instantly (b) ask ten more at once (c) pause for a moment (d) walk off the stage
  2. 2.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about volume. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
  9. 9.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) pace (d) a pause
  12. 12.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
  13. 13.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
  14. 14.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
  16. 16.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) high or low (b) loud or soft (c) fast or slow (d) long or short
  18. 18.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
  19. 19.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) goes silent (b) stops in the middle (c) gets very loud (d) rises at the end
  22. 22.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
  23. 23.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
  24. 24.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pace. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
  27. 27.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) volume (d) pitch
  29. 29.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
  30. 30.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
  36. 36.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pace. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle

Answer key

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

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