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Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 344 · 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 giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
  2. 2.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
  3. 3.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) repeat the last word (b) speak faster (c) say “um” louder (d) pause silently
  4. 4.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pace
  5. 5.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about volume. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
  8. 8.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
  16. 16.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pace. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume
  21. 21.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
  22. 22.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) volume (d) pace
  23. 23.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pace. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
  26. 26.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
  28. 28.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) melodious (b) energetic (c) expressive (d) monotonous
  31. 31.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) pace (d) a pause
  32. 32.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) confuses everyone (b) builds interest (c) makes people leave (d) wastes the speech
  35. 35.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
  36. 36.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
  39. 39.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
  40. 40.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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