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Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 734 · 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: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace
  2. 2.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) pitch (d) volume
  4. 4.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
  5. 5.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
  9. 9.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pace. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about volume. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume
  15. 15.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) speak faster (b) say “um” louder (c) pause silently (d) repeat the last word
  17. 17.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pace. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume
  19. 19.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) volume (d) a pause
  20. 20.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
  24. 24.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) volume (d) pace
  25. 25.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about volume. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) volume (b) pace (c) a pause (d) pitch
  27. 27.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace
  28. 28.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
  29. 29.❓ 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
  30. 30.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about volume. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) fast or slow (b) loud or soft (c) high or low (d) long or short
  33. 33.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
  37. 37.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
  38. 38.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
  39. 39.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.⏸️ 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

Answer key

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

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