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Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 826 · 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: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) makes people leave (b) wastes the speech (c) builds interest (d) confuses everyone
  3. 3.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) walk off the stage (b) ask ten more at once (c) answer it instantly (d) pause for a moment
  4. 4.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pace. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace
  6. 6.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about volume. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
  10. 10.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
  11. 11.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) expressive (b) melodious (c) monotonous (d) energetic
  18. 18.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
  19. 19.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
  21. 21.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
  22. 22.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
  24. 24.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.❔ 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
  26. 26.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about volume. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
  29. 29.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
  32. 32.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) volume (d) pace
  35. 35.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) repeat the last word (b) pause silently (c) say “um” louder (d) speak faster
  36. 36.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pace. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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