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Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

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

Answer key

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

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