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Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 792 · 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 suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
  2. 2.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) expressive (b) melodious (c) monotonous (d) energetic
  3. 3.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) wastes the speech (b) confuses everyone (c) makes people leave (d) builds interest
  5. 5.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
  7. 7.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
  8. 8.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about volume. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
  12. 12.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pace
  13. 13.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
  15. 15.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) loud or soft (b) fast or slow (c) high or low (d) long or short
  16. 16.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
  20. 20.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pace. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.❔ 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
  22. 22.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
  23. 23.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about pace. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
  27. 27.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
  28. 28.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) pace (d) a pause
  31. 31.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) pause silently (b) repeat the last word (c) speak faster (d) say “um” louder
  33. 33.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pace
  37. 37.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about volume. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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