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Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 502 · 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: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about volume. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
  4. 4.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
  8. 8.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
  10. 10.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
  11. 11.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pace. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) pause silently (b) repeat the last word (c) say “um” louder (d) speak faster
  13. 13.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) in the middle of a word (b) after every word (c) never at all (d) after an important point
  14. 14.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
  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: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pace. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause
  25. 25.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
  26. 26.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) monotonous (b) energetic (c) expressive (d) melodious
  28. 28.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) say it faster (b) mumble it (c) skip it (d) stress it a little
  29. 29.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
  30. 30.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) wastes the speech (b) confuses everyone (c) makes people leave (d) builds interest
  31. 31.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
  34. 34.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
  37. 37.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
  39. 39.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume

Answer key

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

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