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Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 616 · 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 loud or soft you speak? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause
  2. 2.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
  3. 3.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) gets very loud (b) rises at the end (c) stops in the middle (d) goes silent
  4. 4.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause
  5. 5.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
  7. 7.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
  8. 8.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
  12. 12.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) expressive (b) energetic (c) melodious (d) monotonous
  13. 13.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
  16. 16.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
  17. 17.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
  18. 18.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pace. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) say “um” louder (b) repeat the last word (c) speak faster (d) pause silently
  20. 20.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
  21. 21.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about pace. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pace. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) high or low (b) fast or slow (c) loud or soft (d) long or short
  25. 25.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
  26. 26.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) volume (d) a pause
  28. 28.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pace. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pace. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) answer it instantly (b) walk off the stage (c) pause for a moment (d) ask ten more at once
  37. 37.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
  38. 38.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
  39. 39.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) builds interest (b) confuses everyone (c) makes people leave (d) wastes the speech

Answer key

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

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