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Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 329 · 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) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
  2. 2.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
  4. 4.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
  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.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
  8. 8.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
  9. 9.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) ask ten more at once (b) answer it instantly (c) walk off the stage (d) pause for a moment
  10. 10.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
  11. 11.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about volume. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about volume. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) melodious (b) energetic (c) expressive (d) monotonous
  15. 15.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) pace (d) a pause
  19. 19.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about volume. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pace. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
  23. 23.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) confuses everyone (b) makes people leave (c) builds interest (d) wastes the speech
  25. 25.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
  27. 27.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
  28. 28.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) volume (b) pace (c) a pause (d) pitch
  29. 29.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pace. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) mumble it (b) stress it a little (c) say it faster (d) skip it
  33. 33.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
  34. 34.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
  35. 35.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) volume (d) a pause
  36. 36.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) fast or slow (b) loud or soft (c) long or short (d) high or low
  38. 38.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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