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Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 537 · 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: speaking up so the back row hears is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
  3. 3.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
  8. 8.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
  9. 9.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pace (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pitch
  11. 11.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
  14. 14.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) volume (d) pitch
  15. 15.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pace (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pitch
  19. 19.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
  21. 21.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about volume. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) wastes the speech (b) builds interest (c) makes people leave (d) confuses everyone
  28. 28.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) long or short (b) loud or soft (c) fast or slow (d) high or low
  29. 29.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) never at all (b) after every word (c) after an important point (d) in the middle of a word
  30. 30.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
  31. 31.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pitch. (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: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
  38. 38.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
  39. 39.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about volume. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) volume (b) pace (c) a pause (d) pitch

Answer key

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

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