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Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 96 · 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: how fast or slow you speak? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
  2. 2.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
  4. 4.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
  9. 9.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about volume. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
  11. 11.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
  13. 13.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
  15. 15.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) in the middle of a word (b) never at all (c) after every word (d) after an important point
  17. 17.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.❓ 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
  19. 19.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about volume. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) speak faster (b) say “um” louder (c) pause silently (d) repeat the last word
  21. 21.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
  22. 22.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) builds interest (b) confuses everyone (c) wastes the speech (d) makes people leave
  23. 23.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
  24. 24.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
  25. 25.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about pace. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
  31. 31.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) volume (d) pitch
  32. 32.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
  33. 33.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace
  34. 34.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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