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Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 27 · 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.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) skip it (b) say it faster (c) mumble it (d) stress it a little
  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) a pause (b) pace (c) volume (d) pitch
  4. 4.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
  5. 5.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
  6. 6.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) long or short (b) loud or soft (c) high or low (d) fast or slow
  7. 7.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
  10. 10.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
  12. 12.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
  14. 14.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
  15. 15.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
  16. 16.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) ask ten more at once (b) answer it instantly (c) pause for a moment (d) walk off the stage
  17. 17.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
  18. 18.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) volume (d) pace
  20. 20.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about volume. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
  25. 25.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
  26. 26.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about volume. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about volume. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about volume. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) volume (d) a pause
  34. 34.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) speak faster (b) pause silently (c) say “um” louder (d) repeat the last word
  35. 35.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) monotonous (b) expressive (c) energetic (d) melodious
  37. 37.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
  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: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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