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Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 845 · 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: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) volume (d) pace
  3. 3.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
  6. 6.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
  9. 9.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) mumble it (b) skip it (c) say it faster (d) stress it a little
  10. 10.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) long or short (b) loud or soft (c) fast or slow (d) high or low
  13. 13.⏸️ 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
  14. 14.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) pause for a moment (b) answer it instantly (c) walk off the stage (d) ask ten more at once
  17. 17.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
  19. 19.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
  20. 20.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace
  22. 22.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pace
  24. 24.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pace. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pace. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pace. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume
  29. 29.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
  32. 32.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) gets very loud (b) goes silent (c) rises at the end (d) stops in the middle
  33. 33.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
  39. 39.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) melodious (b) monotonous (c) expressive (d) energetic

Answer key

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

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