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Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 41 · 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.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) skip it (b) say it faster (c) stress it a little (d) mumble it
  6. 6.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
  8. 8.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
  9. 9.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
  10. 10.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pace
  12. 12.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
  13. 13.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
  15. 15.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pace. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) fast or slow (b) loud or soft (c) high or low (d) long or short
  17. 17.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
  19. 19.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) energetic (b) expressive (c) monotonous (d) melodious
  23. 23.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
  26. 26.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
  27. 27.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
  29. 29.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pace
  30. 30.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about volume. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about pace. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
  35. 35.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
  37. 37.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pace
  38. 38.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
  39. 39.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
  40. 40.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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