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Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 570 · 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: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
  2. 2.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) in the middle of a word (b) after every word (c) never at all (d) after an important point
  3. 3.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
  4. 4.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
  5. 5.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) energetic (b) melodious (c) monotonous (d) expressive
  6. 6.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) wastes the speech (b) builds interest (c) makes people leave (d) confuses everyone
  7. 7.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) volume (d) a pause
  9. 9.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
  10. 10.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
  12. 12.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
  14. 14.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) volume (b) pace (c) a pause (d) pitch
  18. 18.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume
  23. 23.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
  24. 24.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause
  25. 25.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) repeat the last word (b) pause silently (c) speak faster (d) say “um” louder
  26. 26.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) stops in the middle (b) rises at the end (c) goes silent (d) gets very loud
  27. 27.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
  30. 30.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) high or low (b) loud or soft (c) fast or slow (d) long or short
  31. 31.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
  34. 34.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about volume. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
  38. 38.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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