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Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 304 · 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) stress it a little (b) say it faster (c) skip it (d) mumble it
  2. 2.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about volume. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about volume. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
  5. 5.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
  7. 7.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) walk off the stage (b) pause for a moment (c) ask ten more at once (d) answer it instantly
  8. 8.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
  10. 10.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) volume (d) pitch
  12. 12.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
  13. 13.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
  15. 15.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) repeat the last word (b) pause silently (c) say “um” louder (d) speak faster
  16. 16.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) pace (d) a pause
  19. 19.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
  21. 21.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pace
  25. 25.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) expressive (b) melodious (c) monotonous (d) energetic
  27. 27.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pace. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
  32. 32.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) volume (b) pace (c) a pause (d) pitch
  33. 33.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
  38. 38.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) fast or slow (b) long or short (c) high or low (d) loud or soft
  40. 40.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle

Answer key

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

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