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Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 779 · 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 welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
  2. 2.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) makes people leave (b) wastes the speech (c) builds interest (d) confuses everyone
  3. 3.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
  5. 5.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) monotonous (b) melodious (c) energetic (d) expressive
  6. 6.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
  7. 7.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
  8. 8.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
  10. 10.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) volume (d) pace
  11. 11.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause
  12. 12.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
  13. 13.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) walk off the stage (b) pause for a moment (c) answer it instantly (d) ask ten more at once
  14. 14.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
  15. 15.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
  16. 16.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pace. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
  18. 18.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
  24. 24.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about volume. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) repeat the last word (b) speak faster (c) pause silently (d) say “um” louder
  30. 30.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume
  31. 31.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) never at all (b) in the middle of a word (c) after an important point (d) after every word
  32. 32.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about volume. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
  37. 37.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pitch. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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