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Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 880 · 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: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) goes silent (b) rises at the end (c) gets very loud (d) stops in the middle
  3. 3.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
  4. 4.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace
  5. 5.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
  6. 6.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) makes people leave (b) builds interest (c) confuses everyone (d) wastes the speech
  9. 9.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) melodious (b) monotonous (c) expressive (d) energetic
  10. 10.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
  11. 11.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
  12. 12.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
  14. 14.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) pace (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pitch
  15. 15.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
  22. 22.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
  23. 23.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pace
  27. 27.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pace
  30. 30.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
  31. 31.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) loud or soft (b) long or short (c) high or low (d) fast or slow
  32. 32.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) mumble it (b) skip it (c) say it faster (d) stress it a little
  36. 36.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
  37. 37.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace
  39. 39.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
  40. 40.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about a pause. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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