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Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 538 · 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.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) high or low (b) fast or slow (c) loud or soft (d) long or short
  2. 2.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
  4. 4.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) volume (b) pace (c) a pause (d) pitch
  5. 5.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
  6. 6.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after every word (b) in the middle of a word (c) never at all (d) after an important point
  7. 7.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pace. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
  9. 9.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
  10. 10.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
  11. 11.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace
  12. 12.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pace. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
  18. 18.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
  20. 20.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about volume. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
  23. 23.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
  24. 24.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
  25. 25.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pace. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about volume. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) volume (d) a pause
  30. 30.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) rises at the end (b) gets very loud (c) goes silent (d) stops in the middle
  31. 31.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line 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) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
  36. 36.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about volume. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
  39. 39.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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