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Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 129 · 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 suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
  2. 2.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) skip it (b) say it faster (c) stress it a little (d) mumble it
  3. 3.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) volume (d) pitch
  4. 4.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pace
  5. 5.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) energetic (b) monotonous (c) melodious (d) expressive
  7. 7.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
  9. 9.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) repeat the last word (b) speak faster (c) say “um” louder (d) pause silently
  10. 10.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) in the middle of a word (b) never at all (c) after every word (d) after an important point
  12. 12.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about pace. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) pace (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pitch
  15. 15.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pace. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
  17. 17.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pace. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about volume. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
  21. 21.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
  23. 23.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
  24. 24.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
  25. 25.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
  26. 26.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace
  28. 28.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) wastes the speech (b) confuses everyone (c) makes people leave (d) builds interest
  29. 29.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pace. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pace. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) pace (d) a pause
  34. 34.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) loud or soft (b) fast or slow (c) long or short (d) high or low
  35. 35.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) answer it instantly (b) ask ten more at once (c) walk off the stage (d) pause for a moment
  38. 38.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively

Answer key

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

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