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Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 752 · 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: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
  2. 2.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
  3. 3.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) ask ten more at once (b) pause for a moment (c) answer it instantly (d) walk off the stage
  4. 4.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
  6. 6.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) say it faster (b) stress it a little (c) skip it (d) mumble it
  7. 7.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
  8. 8.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) wastes the speech (b) builds interest (c) confuses everyone (d) makes people leave
  9. 9.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
  12. 12.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
  14. 14.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) never at all (b) after an important point (c) in the middle of a word (d) after every word
  15. 15.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) speak faster (b) pause silently (c) repeat the last word (d) say “um” louder
  16. 16.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
  17. 17.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) pace (d) a pause
  20. 20.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
  23. 23.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pace. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
  25. 25.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
  28. 28.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
  30. 30.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) expressive (b) melodious (c) energetic (d) monotonous
  31. 31.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
  33. 33.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pace. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace
  36. 36.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about pace. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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