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Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 566 · 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 tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
  2. 2.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) mumble it (b) stress it a little (c) say it faster (d) skip it
  4. 4.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after an important point (b) never at all (c) after every word (d) in the middle of a word
  5. 5.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
  8. 8.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
  10. 10.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pace. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
  14. 14.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
  15. 15.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
  16. 16.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about volume. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
  23. 23.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
  24. 24.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) stops in the middle (b) rises at the end (c) gets very loud (d) goes silent
  25. 25.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
  28. 28.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
  29. 29.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pace (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pitch
  32. 32.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) energetic (b) melodious (c) monotonous (d) expressive
  33. 33.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
  37. 37.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) answer it instantly (b) ask ten more at once (c) pause for a moment (d) walk off the stage
  39. 39.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) pace (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pitch
  40. 40.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about volume. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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