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Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 866 · 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: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace
  2. 2.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
  5. 5.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
  6. 6.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) energetic (b) melodious (c) monotonous (d) expressive
  8. 8.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) skip it (b) say it faster (c) mumble it (d) stress it a little
  9. 9.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
  10. 10.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
  12. 12.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause
  16. 16.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace
  17. 17.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
  19. 19.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) ask ten more at once (b) answer it instantly (c) walk off the stage (d) pause for a moment
  20. 20.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about volume. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
  22. 22.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
  27. 27.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) builds interest (b) confuses everyone (c) makes people leave (d) wastes the speech
  31. 31.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pace. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pace. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause
  35. 35.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
  36. 36.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) pace (d) a pause
  37. 37.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
  38. 38.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) repeat the last word (b) say “um” louder (c) speak faster (d) pause silently

Answer key

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

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