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Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 260 · 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: a short silence between ideas? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) pace (d) a pause
  2. 2.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
  3. 3.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
  6. 6.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) volume (d) pace
  7. 7.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about volume. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
  12. 12.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
  13. 13.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
  15. 15.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume
  16. 16.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
  17. 17.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
  19. 19.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
  20. 20.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
  22. 22.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pace. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
  27. 27.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
  29. 29.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) pause for a moment (b) walk off the stage (c) ask ten more at once (d) answer it instantly
  33. 33.⏸️ 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
  34. 34.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
  35. 35.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) expressive (b) monotonous (c) energetic (d) melodious
  39. 39.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about volume. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch

Answer key

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

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