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Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 646 · 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.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after every word (b) never at all (c) in the middle of a word (d) after an important point
  2. 2.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause
  4. 4.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
  5. 5.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
  7. 7.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about volume. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) expressive (b) monotonous (c) energetic (d) melodious
  10. 10.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
  14. 14.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) say “um” louder (b) speak faster (c) repeat the last word (d) pause silently
  15. 15.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
  16. 16.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
  17. 17.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace
  18. 18.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) loud or soft (b) long or short (c) high or low (d) fast or slow
  21. 21.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
  22. 22.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
  26. 26.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
  28. 28.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
  29. 29.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) volume (d) pace
  30. 30.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
  33. 33.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about volume. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) makes people leave (b) wastes the speech (c) confuses everyone (d) builds interest
  38. 38.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
  39. 39.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) pause for a moment (b) walk off the stage (c) ask ten more at once (d) answer it instantly

Answer key

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

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