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Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 665 · 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 giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
  2. 2.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pace (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pitch
  3. 3.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
  5. 5.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about pace. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
  7. 7.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about volume. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
  9. 9.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) melodious (b) energetic (c) expressive (d) monotonous
  10. 10.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) repeat the last word (b) say “um” louder (c) speak faster (d) pause silently
  12. 12.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) makes people leave (b) builds interest (c) confuses everyone (d) wastes the speech
  16. 16.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pace
  17. 17.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) fast or slow (b) high or low (c) long or short (d) loud or soft
  18. 18.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
  19. 19.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) pace (d) a pause
  20. 20.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) walk off the stage (b) pause for a moment (c) ask ten more at once (d) answer it instantly
  21. 21.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
  24. 24.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
  25. 25.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after every word (b) after an important point (c) in the middle of a word (d) never at all
  26. 26.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
  30. 30.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
  31. 31.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
  32. 32.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pace. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
  38. 38.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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