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Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 516 · 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 warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
  2. 2.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) expressive (b) monotonous (c) melodious (d) energetic
  3. 3.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) volume (d) pitch
  5. 5.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
  8. 8.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pace. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
  14. 14.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pace. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
  19. 19.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
  20. 20.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume
  21. 21.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) makes people leave (b) wastes the speech (c) builds interest (d) confuses everyone
  23. 23.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
  27. 27.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.❔ 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
  31. 31.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
  33. 33.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
  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.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pace. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
  37. 37.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about volume. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
  39. 39.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle

Answer key

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

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