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Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 422 · 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: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about volume. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) fast or slow (b) high or low (c) long or short (d) loud or soft
  5. 5.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) stress it a little (b) say it faster (c) skip it (d) mumble it
  8. 8.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
  9. 9.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
  11. 11.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pace. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
  14. 14.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace
  16. 16.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
  17. 17.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pace
  18. 18.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pace. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace
  23. 23.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about volume. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
  27. 27.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
  29. 29.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
  31. 31.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
  32. 32.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about volume. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) wastes the speech (b) makes people leave (c) confuses everyone (d) builds interest
  36. 36.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
  37. 37.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace

Answer key

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

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