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Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 760 · 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: how fast or slow you speak? (a) pace (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pitch
  2. 2.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
  4. 4.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about volume. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) pace (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pitch
  7. 7.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume
  8. 8.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
  9. 9.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
  11. 11.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic 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) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
  15. 15.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about volume. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
  18. 18.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
  19. 19.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) confuses everyone (b) makes people leave (c) builds interest (d) wastes the speech
  21. 21.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pace. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
  24. 24.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
  27. 27.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) mumble it (b) say it faster (c) skip it (d) stress it a little
  29. 29.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) monotonous (b) energetic (c) melodious (d) expressive
  30. 30.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
  31. 31.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about volume. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about volume. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
  36. 36.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) never at all (b) after every word (c) after an important point (d) in the middle of a word
  39. 39.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady

Answer key

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

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