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Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 104 · 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: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
  2. 2.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
  4. 4.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) volume (d) a pause
  5. 5.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
  7. 7.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
  8. 8.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) never at all (b) after every word (c) after an important point (d) in the middle of a word
  9. 9.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
  11. 11.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
  13. 13.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
  14. 14.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
  16. 16.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
  18. 18.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
  19. 19.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about volume. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
  22. 22.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pace (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pitch
  28. 28.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
  30. 30.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) pause silently (b) repeat the last word (c) speak faster (d) say “um” louder
  33. 33.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
  34. 34.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pace. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
  37. 37.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) volume (d) a pause
  40. 40.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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