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Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 480 · 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: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
  3. 3.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) volume (d) a pause
  4. 4.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) melodious (b) expressive (c) monotonous (d) energetic
  5. 5.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
  6. 6.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
  9. 9.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
  10. 10.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
  13. 13.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pace. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
  15. 15.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
  16. 16.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pace (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pitch
  21. 21.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
  22. 22.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) walk off the stage (b) pause for a moment (c) answer it instantly (d) ask ten more at once
  23. 23.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
  25. 25.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
  26. 26.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
  27. 27.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about volume. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) gets very loud (b) stops in the middle (c) goes silent (d) rises at the end
  32. 32.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about volume. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
  35. 35.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
  36. 36.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pace. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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