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Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 504 · 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 leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
  2. 2.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pace. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
  6. 6.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) energetic (b) expressive (c) monotonous (d) melodious
  8. 8.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
  9. 9.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
  13. 13.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
  14. 14.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
  16. 16.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace
  17. 17.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
  18. 18.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) volume (d) pitch
  22. 22.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
  23. 23.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace
  27. 27.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
  28. 28.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
  30. 30.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
  33. 33.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pace. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
  37. 37.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about pace. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace

Answer key

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

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