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Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 623 · 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 suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
  2. 2.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) answer it instantly (b) pause for a moment (c) ask ten more at once (d) walk off the stage
  3. 3.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) pause silently (b) say “um” louder (c) speak faster (d) repeat the last word
  4. 4.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) stress it a little (b) mumble it (c) say it faster (d) skip it
  5. 5.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
  6. 6.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
  8. 8.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
  11. 11.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
  12. 12.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace
  13. 13.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) confuses everyone (b) wastes the speech (c) makes people leave (d) builds interest
  15. 15.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) melodious (b) energetic (c) expressive (d) monotonous
  16. 16.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) pace (d) a pause
  17. 17.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about volume. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
  21. 21.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
  22. 22.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) never at all (b) after every word (c) in the middle of a word (d) after an important point
  25. 25.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) volume (d) pace
  26. 26.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
  28. 28.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
  36. 36.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) volume (d) pace
  39. 39.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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