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Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 197 · 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 honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
  2. 2.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pace. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
  5. 5.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
  8. 8.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
  9. 9.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about volume. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) monotonous (b) energetic (c) melodious (d) expressive
  11. 11.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after an important point (b) in the middle of a word (c) never at all (d) after every word
  12. 12.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pace. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
  14. 14.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pace
  15. 15.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) pace (d) a pause
  16. 16.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
  17. 17.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) pitch (d) volume
  18. 18.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
  19. 19.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) pace (d) a pause
  20. 20.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about volume. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pace. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) confuses everyone (b) builds interest (c) makes people leave (d) wastes the speech
  24. 24.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  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: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pace (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pitch
  28. 28.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
  35. 35.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) repeat the last word (b) speak faster (c) pause silently (d) say “um” louder
  36. 36.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) pace (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pitch
  37. 37.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
  38. 38.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady

Answer key

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

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