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Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 273 · 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: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
  3. 3.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
  4. 4.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
  6. 6.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pace
  8. 8.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
  9. 9.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) wastes the speech (b) makes people leave (c) builds interest (d) confuses everyone
  11. 11.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about volume. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
  15. 15.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
  16. 16.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pace. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) pause for a moment (b) walk off the stage (c) answer it instantly (d) ask ten more at once
  18. 18.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
  20. 20.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
  21. 21.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
  23. 23.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) energetic (b) monotonous (c) expressive (d) melodious
  26. 26.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
  27. 27.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace
  30. 30.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
  32. 32.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pace. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) pace (d) a pause
  34. 34.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pace. (a) True (b) False
  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: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace
  39. 39.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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