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Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 5 · 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.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
  2. 2.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause
  3. 3.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
  4. 4.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) walk off the stage (b) ask ten more at once (c) pause for a moment (d) answer it instantly
  5. 5.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) in the middle of a word (b) never at all (c) after an important point (d) after every word
  6. 6.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
  7. 7.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
  11. 11.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) skip it (b) say it faster (c) stress it a little (d) mumble it
  12. 12.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
  13. 13.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about volume. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pace. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) long or short (b) fast or slow (c) loud or soft (d) high or low
  18. 18.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
  19. 19.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
  25. 25.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
  26. 26.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about volume. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.⏸️ 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
  29. 29.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about volume. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
  33. 33.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) expressive (b) melodious (c) monotonous (d) energetic
  34. 34.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about volume. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
  39. 39.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
  40. 40.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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