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Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 229 · 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.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pace. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
  4. 4.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume
  5. 5.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume
  6. 6.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
  7. 7.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
  9. 9.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
  11. 11.⏸️ 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
  12. 12.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
  17. 17.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
  21. 21.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
  22. 22.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
  23. 23.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
  24. 24.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
  25. 25.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pace. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
  29. 29.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
  31. 31.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
  36. 36.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
  38. 38.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about volume. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about volume. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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