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Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 47 · 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: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) pace (d) a pause
  5. 5.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) answer it instantly (b) pause for a moment (c) ask ten more at once (d) walk off the stage
  6. 6.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
  8. 8.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace
  9. 9.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) volume (b) pace (c) a pause (d) pitch
  10. 10.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) loud or soft (b) long or short (c) fast or slow (d) high or low
  11. 11.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
  13. 13.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) volume (b) pace (c) a pause (d) pitch
  14. 14.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
  15. 15.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after an important point (b) never at all (c) in the middle of a word (d) after every word
  16. 16.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pace. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) say “um” louder (b) pause silently (c) repeat the last word (d) speak faster
  19. 19.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
  21. 21.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
  22. 22.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
  24. 24.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about volume. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
  27. 27.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
  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 welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
  31. 31.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
  32. 32.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about volume. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pace. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) builds interest (b) wastes the speech (c) confuses everyone (d) makes people leave
  38. 38.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
  40. 40.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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