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Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 569 · 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 tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
  2. 2.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) confuses everyone (b) wastes the speech (c) builds interest (d) makes people leave
  3. 3.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
  4. 4.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
  5. 5.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) expressive (b) melodious (c) energetic (d) monotonous
  7. 7.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
  8. 8.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pace
  10. 10.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
  11. 11.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
  12. 12.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
  13. 13.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pace. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
  15. 15.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
  19. 19.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace
  22. 22.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) speak faster (b) repeat the last word (c) pause silently (d) say “um” louder
  24. 24.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
  27. 27.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
  30. 30.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about volume. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
  36. 36.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pace. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively

Answer key

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

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