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Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 78 · 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: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) volume (d) pitch
  2. 2.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
  3. 3.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
  5. 5.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
  6. 6.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) rises at the end (b) goes silent (c) gets very loud (d) stops in the middle
  7. 7.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
  8. 8.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
  10. 10.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
  11. 11.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) volume (b) pace (c) a pause (d) pitch
  14. 14.❓ 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
  15. 15.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) volume (d) a pause
  20. 20.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) long or short (b) fast or slow (c) loud or soft (d) high or low
  21. 21.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
  22. 22.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
  25. 25.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
  26. 26.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) volume (d) pace
  27. 27.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about volume. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) volume (b) pace (c) a pause (d) pitch
  30. 30.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
  31. 31.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about pace. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
  38. 38.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively

Answer key

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

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