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Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 315 · 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 welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
  2. 2.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
  3. 3.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pace. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
  6. 6.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
  7. 7.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) confuses everyone (b) builds interest (c) wastes the speech (d) makes people leave
  8. 8.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
  11. 11.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
  14. 14.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
  17. 17.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) pause for a moment (b) answer it instantly (c) ask ten more at once (d) walk off the stage
  20. 20.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) gets very loud (b) goes silent (c) stops in the middle (d) rises at the end
  21. 21.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
  22. 22.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) fast or slow (b) high or low (c) long or short (d) loud or soft
  23. 23.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
  24. 24.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume
  25. 25.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
  26. 26.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pace. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
  30. 30.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
  33. 33.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about volume. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume
  36. 36.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about pace. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about volume. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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