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Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 94 · 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: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause
  2. 2.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
  3. 3.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
  5. 5.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace
  6. 6.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
  7. 7.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) fast or slow (b) high or low (c) loud or soft (d) long or short
  9. 9.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
  11. 11.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about volume. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) skip it (b) say it faster (c) mumble it (d) stress it a little
  14. 14.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) volume (d) pitch
  15. 15.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pace. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
  20. 20.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
  25. 25.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about volume. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) wastes the speech (b) confuses everyone (c) builds interest (d) makes people leave
  28. 28.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
  33. 33.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
  34. 34.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about volume. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) ask ten more at once (b) pause for a moment (c) answer it instantly (d) walk off the stage
  37. 37.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
  38. 38.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady

Answer key

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

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