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Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 510 · 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 announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
  2. 2.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) builds interest (b) wastes the speech (c) confuses everyone (d) makes people leave
  3. 3.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
  4. 4.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) pace (d) a pause
  8. 8.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) high or low (b) long or short (c) loud or soft (d) fast or slow
  9. 9.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
  12. 12.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
  13. 13.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
  15. 15.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) stops in the middle (b) goes silent (c) rises at the end (d) gets very loud
  17. 17.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause
  18. 18.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
  21. 21.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pace
  22. 22.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) expressive (b) energetic (c) monotonous (d) melodious
  23. 23.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pace. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
  29. 29.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
  35. 35.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
  36. 36.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) mumble it (b) skip it (c) stress it a little (d) say it faster
  39. 39.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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