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Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 553 · 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.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) melodious (b) expressive (c) energetic (d) monotonous
  2. 2.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) wastes the speech (b) makes people leave (c) builds interest (d) confuses everyone
  3. 3.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
  4. 4.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume
  6. 6.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
  7. 7.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pace (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pitch
  9. 9.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) fast or slow (b) loud or soft (c) high or low (d) long or short
  11. 11.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
  12. 12.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
  13. 13.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
  14. 14.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pace. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
  17. 17.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
  18. 18.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.⏸️ 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
  21. 21.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about volume. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause
  24. 24.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about pace. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
  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.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pace. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
  30. 30.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
  31. 31.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
  33. 33.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
  35. 35.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) say “um” louder (b) repeat the last word (c) speak faster (d) pause silently
  39. 39.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
  40. 40.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about pace. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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