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Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 468 · 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: slowing down for a phone number is about volume. (a) False (b) True
  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.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
  4. 4.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
  5. 5.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pace. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pace. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
  12. 12.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
  14. 14.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pace. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
  17. 17.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) wastes the speech (b) builds interest (c) makes people leave (d) confuses everyone
  18. 18.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) pace (d) a pause
  21. 21.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pace. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace
  24. 24.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
  26. 26.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about volume. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) ask ten more at once (b) pause for a moment (c) answer it instantly (d) walk off the stage
  28. 28.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) never at all (b) after an important point (c) after every word (d) in the middle of a word
  30. 30.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
  32. 32.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about volume. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
  37. 37.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
  40. 40.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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