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Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 233 · 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 fast or slow you speak? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace
  2. 2.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) long or short (b) high or low (c) fast or slow (d) loud or soft
  3. 3.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
  4. 4.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) in the middle of a word (b) after an important point (c) after every word (d) never at all
  5. 5.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) skip it (b) mumble it (c) say it faster (d) stress it a little
  7. 7.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
  11. 11.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
  12. 12.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) volume (d) pitch
  14. 14.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
  15. 15.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
  16. 16.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
  18. 18.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace
  20. 20.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) pitch (d) volume
  21. 21.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) energetic (b) monotonous (c) expressive (d) melodious
  22. 22.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) volume (d) a pause
  24. 24.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) wastes the speech (b) makes people leave (c) confuses everyone (d) builds interest
  27. 27.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
  30. 30.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
  31. 31.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
  37. 37.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) pace (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pitch
  39. 39.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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