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Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 819 · 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.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) walk off the stage (b) ask ten more at once (c) pause for a moment (d) answer it instantly
  3. 3.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
  6. 6.⏸️ 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
  7. 7.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
  8. 8.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
  9. 9.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
  10. 10.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
  12. 12.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
  13. 13.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) pause silently (b) repeat the last word (c) say “um” louder (d) speak faster
  14. 14.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) pace (d) a pause
  15. 15.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pace. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
  19. 19.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) expressive (b) monotonous (c) melodious (d) energetic
  20. 20.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
  21. 21.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
  24. 24.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
  26. 26.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about volume. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about volume. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
  31. 31.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) fast or slow (b) high or low (c) long or short (d) loud or soft
  34. 34.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
  37. 37.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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