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Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 531 · 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: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pace
  5. 5.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about volume. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) energetic (b) melodious (c) expressive (d) monotonous
  8. 8.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pace. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
  11. 11.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) pace (d) a pause
  12. 12.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about pace. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
  14. 14.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.❔ 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
  16. 16.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
  18. 18.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
  20. 20.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
  21. 21.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after an important point (b) never at all (c) in the middle of a word (d) after every word
  22. 22.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
  24. 24.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
  25. 25.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about volume. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
  33. 33.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
  36. 36.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
  39. 39.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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