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Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 772 · 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 comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
  2. 2.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
  3. 3.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
  5. 5.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
  6. 6.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) pace (d) a pause
  9. 9.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause
  12. 12.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
  14. 14.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pace. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about volume. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
  19. 19.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
  21. 21.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) repeat the last word (b) speak faster (c) say “um” louder (d) pause silently
  23. 23.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) answer it instantly (b) ask ten more at once (c) walk off the stage (d) pause for a moment
  24. 24.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) skip it (b) mumble it (c) say it faster (d) stress it a little
  25. 25.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
  29. 29.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pace. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
  31. 31.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
  32. 32.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) pace (d) a pause
  35. 35.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) wastes the speech (b) makes people leave (c) confuses everyone (d) builds interest
  36. 36.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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