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Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 328 · 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 suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
  2. 2.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
  3. 3.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) speak faster (b) repeat the last word (c) say “um” louder (d) pause silently
  4. 4.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
  5. 5.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
  6. 6.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
  7. 7.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
  8. 8.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) long or short (b) fast or slow (c) high or low (d) loud or soft
  13. 13.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
  14. 14.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
  15. 15.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
  16. 16.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about volume. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
  18. 18.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) volume (b) pace (c) a pause (d) pitch
  19. 19.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) never at all (b) after every word (c) in the middle of a word (d) after an important point
  20. 20.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) melodious (b) energetic (c) expressive (d) monotonous
  22. 22.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
  23. 23.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pace. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
  30. 30.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) pace (d) a pause
  34. 34.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
  37. 37.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pace. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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