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Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 542 · 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: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
  4. 4.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
  5. 5.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
  6. 6.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🤐 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
  8. 8.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) volume (d) pitch
  9. 9.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause
  10. 10.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
  12. 12.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
  13. 13.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) pace (d) a pause
  15. 15.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
  19. 19.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pace. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
  21. 21.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about volume. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) monotonous (b) melodious (c) energetic (d) expressive
  25. 25.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) ask ten more at once (b) answer it instantly (c) walk off the stage (d) pause for a moment
  27. 27.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
  28. 28.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
  30. 30.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
  31. 31.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
  33. 33.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
  36. 36.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
  38. 38.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) wastes the speech (b) confuses everyone (c) builds interest (d) makes people leave

Answer key

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

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