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Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 100 · 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 tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
  2. 2.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
  3. 3.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about volume. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) pace (d) a pause
  6. 6.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
  7. 7.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
  10. 10.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
  11. 11.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
  12. 12.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) ask ten more at once (b) pause for a moment (c) walk off the stage (d) answer it instantly
  19. 19.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
  20. 20.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
  21. 21.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) monotonous (b) energetic (c) expressive (d) melodious
  23. 23.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) volume (d) pitch
  24. 24.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
  28. 28.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
  29. 29.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
  33. 33.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pace. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
  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.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume
  38. 38.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after every word (b) never at all (c) in the middle of a word (d) after an important point
  39. 39.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
  40. 40.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause

Answer key

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

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