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Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 529 · 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: your voice rising at the end of a question is about volume. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) say “um” louder (b) speak faster (c) repeat the last word (d) pause silently
  3. 3.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
  5. 5.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
  6. 6.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
  7. 7.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
  8. 8.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
  9. 9.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) pause for a moment (b) walk off the stage (c) ask ten more at once (d) answer it instantly
  10. 10.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) builds interest (b) makes people leave (c) wastes the speech (d) confuses everyone
  12. 12.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about volume. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pace
  17. 17.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) pace (d) a pause
  18. 18.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
  19. 19.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) volume (d) pitch
  20. 20.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) long or short (b) high or low (c) fast or slow (d) loud or soft
  23. 23.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
  30. 30.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
  32. 32.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
  35. 35.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
  36. 36.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
  37. 37.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pace. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) never at all (b) in the middle of a word (c) after an important point (d) after every word
  40. 40.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about a pause. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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