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Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 844 · 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: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
  3. 3.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) expressive (b) melodious (c) monotonous (d) energetic
  4. 4.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) volume (b) pace (c) a pause (d) pitch
  6. 6.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) volume (b) pace (c) a pause (d) pitch
  7. 7.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
  9. 9.❓ 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
  10. 10.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) fast or slow (b) long or short (c) loud or soft (d) high or low
  11. 11.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after every word (b) never at all (c) in the middle of a word (d) after an important point
  12. 12.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
  13. 13.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
  14. 14.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pace. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
  20. 20.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) mumble it (b) say it faster (c) stress it a little (d) skip it
  23. 23.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pace. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
  25. 25.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace
  26. 26.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
  27. 27.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (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 suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
  36. 36.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) say “um” louder (b) speak faster (c) pause silently (d) repeat the last word
  37. 37.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
  38. 38.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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