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Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 49 · 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.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) skip it (b) say it faster (c) mumble it (d) stress it a little
  2. 2.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about volume. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
  4. 4.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) pace (d) a pause
  5. 5.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pace
  6. 6.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) energetic (b) expressive (c) melodious (d) monotonous
  7. 7.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
  16. 16.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
  19. 19.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pace. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
  27. 27.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
  28. 28.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) loud or soft (b) high or low (c) fast or slow (d) long or short
  29. 29.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about volume. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) volume (d) a pause
  31. 31.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
  35. 35.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
  37. 37.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
  38. 38.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
  39. 39.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about volume. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle

Answer key

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

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