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Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 333 · 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.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) in the middle of a word (b) never at all (c) after an important point (d) after every word
  2. 2.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
  3. 3.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
  4. 4.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
  6. 6.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about volume. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
  10. 10.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
  11. 11.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) fast or slow (b) loud or soft (c) long or short (d) high or low
  12. 12.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
  13. 13.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
  14. 14.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
  15. 15.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
  17. 17.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
  18. 18.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) walk off the stage (b) ask ten more at once (c) answer it instantly (d) pause for a moment
  21. 21.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
  24. 24.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pace. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about volume. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause
  28. 28.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pace. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about volume. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
  33. 33.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) builds interest (b) makes people leave (c) confuses everyone (d) wastes the speech
  35. 35.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) expressive (b) melodious (c) energetic (d) monotonous
  38. 38.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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