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Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 716 · 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: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
  4. 4.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) never at all (b) after every word (c) after an important point (d) in the middle of a word
  7. 7.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) long or short (b) fast or slow (c) high or low (d) loud or soft
  8. 8.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) makes people leave (b) builds interest (c) wastes the speech (d) confuses everyone
  9. 9.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) pause for a moment (b) answer it instantly (c) ask ten more at once (d) walk off the stage
  11. 11.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
  12. 12.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
  13. 13.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace
  15. 15.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pace. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
  17. 17.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) melodious (b) monotonous (c) energetic (d) expressive
  18. 18.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
  19. 19.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
  24. 24.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) stops in the middle (b) goes silent (c) rises at the end (d) gets very loud
  29. 29.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about pace. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) pitch (d) volume
  31. 31.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
  34. 34.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
  35. 35.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pace. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
  37. 37.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pace. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch

Answer key

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

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