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Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 336 · 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 cheering your team before a match? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
  2. 2.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) wastes the speech (b) confuses everyone (c) builds interest (d) makes people leave
  6. 6.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) say “um” louder (b) pause silently (c) speak faster (d) repeat the last word
  7. 7.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
  9. 9.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) fast or slow (b) long or short (c) high or low (d) loud or soft
  10. 10.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
  12. 12.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after every word (b) never at all (c) after an important point (d) in the middle of a word
  13. 13.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
  14. 14.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pace. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
  16. 16.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
  18. 18.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
  21. 21.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about volume. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
  24. 24.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
  28. 28.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pace (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pitch
  29. 29.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) pitch (d) volume
  31. 31.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
  32. 32.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace
  34. 34.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
  38. 38.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) pause for a moment (b) ask ten more at once (c) walk off the stage (d) answer it instantly
  39. 39.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) pace (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pitch
  40. 40.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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