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Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 933 · 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: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
  6. 6.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
  8. 8.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
  11. 11.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
  12. 12.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pace. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
  16. 16.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
  18. 18.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) pace (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pitch
  19. 19.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
  20. 20.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) skip it (b) mumble it (c) stress it a little (d) say it faster
  21. 21.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) confuses everyone (b) builds interest (c) makes people leave (d) wastes the speech
  24. 24.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a cheerful and lively 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 leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
  27. 27.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) answer it instantly (b) walk off the stage (c) pause for a moment (d) ask ten more at once
  28. 28.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
  29. 29.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) expressive (b) energetic (c) melodious (d) monotonous
  31. 31.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
  32. 32.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about pace. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
  36. 36.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) volume (d) pitch
  40. 40.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about pitch. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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