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Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 266 · 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 reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
  2. 2.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace
  3. 3.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
  5. 5.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
  7. 7.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) pace (d) a pause
  8. 8.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
  9. 9.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) makes people leave (b) confuses everyone (c) wastes the speech (d) builds interest
  10. 10.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
  11. 11.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
  14. 14.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about volume. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume
  18. 18.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
  20. 20.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
  21. 21.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume
  22. 22.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) repeat the last word (b) pause silently (c) speak faster (d) say “um” louder
  24. 24.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume
  26. 26.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
  27. 27.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
  30. 30.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) melodious (b) monotonous (c) energetic (d) expressive
  32. 32.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) loud or soft (b) high or low (c) long or short (d) fast or slow
  35. 35.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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