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Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 56 · 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: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) False (b) True
  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.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) fast or slow (b) loud or soft (c) long or short (d) high or low
  5. 5.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
  6. 6.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) volume (d) pitch
  7. 7.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
  15. 15.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) volume (d) pace
  16. 16.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
  18. 18.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
  19. 19.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
  20. 20.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) gets very loud (b) rises at the end (c) goes silent (d) stops in the middle
  22. 22.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace
  23. 23.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) in the middle of a word (b) never at all (c) after an important point (d) after every word
  25. 25.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) pause for a moment (b) walk off the stage (c) answer it instantly (d) ask ten more at once
  27. 27.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
  28. 28.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
  30. 30.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
  31. 31.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
  37. 37.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
  38. 38.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
  40. 40.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about a pause. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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