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Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 801 · 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 telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
  2. 2.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.⏸️ 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
  4. 4.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
  6. 6.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace
  8. 8.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pace (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pitch
  12. 12.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about volume. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
  15. 15.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.⏸️ 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
  17. 17.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
  21. 21.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pace
  23. 23.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
  24. 24.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
  25. 25.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
  28. 28.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
  29. 29.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
  30. 30.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) fast or slow (b) long or short (c) high or low (d) loud or soft
  31. 31.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about volume. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
  34. 34.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about pace. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pace. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) stops in the middle (b) gets very loud (c) rises at the end (d) goes silent

Answer key

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

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