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Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 285 · 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: slowing down for a phone number is about volume. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
  3. 3.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) repeat the last word (b) say “um” louder (c) pause silently (d) speak faster
  4. 4.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
  5. 5.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) in the middle of a word (b) after every word (c) after an important point (d) never at all
  8. 8.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
  9. 9.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
  10. 10.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about volume. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
  12. 12.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
  13. 13.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
  14. 14.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
  16. 16.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) makes people leave (b) wastes the speech (c) builds interest (d) confuses everyone
  18. 18.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) pace (d) a pause
  19. 19.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
  20. 20.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
  24. 24.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
  25. 25.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
  26. 26.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) melodious (b) energetic (c) monotonous (d) expressive
  32. 32.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about volume. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
  35. 35.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
  36. 36.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about volume. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) say it faster (b) skip it (c) stress it a little (d) mumble it
  38. 38.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume

Answer key

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

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