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Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 299 · 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: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
  2. 2.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
  5. 5.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
  6. 6.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
  8. 8.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace
  10. 10.❓ 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
  11. 11.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) volume (b) pace (c) a pause (d) pitch
  16. 16.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
  17. 17.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pace. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
  23. 23.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
  24. 24.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) volume (d) pitch
  26. 26.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
  27. 27.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) volume (d) a pause
  29. 29.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) pace (d) a pause
  30. 30.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) say it faster (b) skip it (c) mumble it (d) stress it a little
  31. 31.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
  33. 33.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
  34. 34.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
  40. 40.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively

Answer key

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

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