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Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 658 · 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.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) answer it instantly (b) pause for a moment (c) walk off the stage (d) ask ten more at once
  2. 2.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
  7. 7.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about pace. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
  10. 10.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) stress it a little (b) say it faster (c) skip it (d) mumble it
  11. 11.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) volume (d) pitch
  12. 12.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) pitch (d) volume
  13. 13.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
  14. 14.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
  15. 15.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
  17. 17.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
  18. 18.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pace
  23. 23.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) volume (d) pace
  25. 25.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
  27. 27.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) long or short (b) high or low (c) loud or soft (d) fast or slow
  29. 29.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
  30. 30.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
  36. 36.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about volume. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause
  38. 38.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
  39. 39.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
  40. 40.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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