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Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 904 · 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: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after an important point (b) never at all (c) in the middle of a word (d) after every word
  5. 5.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) walk off the stage (b) answer it instantly (c) pause for a moment (d) ask ten more at once
  6. 6.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
  8. 8.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) skip it (b) stress it a little (c) say it faster (d) mumble it
  10. 10.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) pitch (d) volume
  11. 11.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) confuses everyone (b) makes people leave (c) wastes the speech (d) builds interest
  12. 12.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
  14. 14.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about volume. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
  17. 17.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause
  20. 20.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause
  22. 22.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pace
  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.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) speak faster (b) say “um” louder (c) repeat the last word (d) pause silently
  28. 28.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
  29. 29.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
  30. 30.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
  31. 31.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pace. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
  33. 33.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) monotonous (b) melodious (c) expressive (d) energetic
  35. 35.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
  36. 36.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pace. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pace
  40. 40.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about pace. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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