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Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 956 · 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 suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
  2. 2.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
  4. 4.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pace. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
  6. 6.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) fast or slow (b) high or low (c) long or short (d) loud or soft
  7. 7.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
  8. 8.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) pace (d) a pause
  11. 11.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
  12. 12.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pace. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
  16. 16.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace
  18. 18.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) energetic (b) melodious (c) expressive (d) monotonous
  20. 20.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about volume. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
  24. 24.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace
  26. 26.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) volume (b) pace (c) a pause (d) pitch
  27. 27.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) pace (d) a pause
  28. 28.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
  30. 30.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
  31. 31.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
  37. 37.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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