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Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 969 · 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.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) speak faster (b) repeat the last word (c) say “um” louder (d) pause silently
  2. 2.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
  3. 3.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) long or short (b) fast or slow (c) loud or soft (d) high or low
  4. 4.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
  5. 5.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
  7. 7.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
  8. 8.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
  11. 11.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) melodious (b) monotonous (c) expressive (d) energetic
  12. 12.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
  14. 14.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
  15. 15.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) pace (d) a pause
  17. 17.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
  18. 18.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause
  20. 20.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pace. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
  25. 25.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
  26. 26.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) makes people leave (b) wastes the speech (c) builds interest (d) confuses everyone
  27. 27.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
  29. 29.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about volume. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pace. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about volume. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) volume (b) pace (c) a pause (d) pitch
  39. 39.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively

Answer key

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

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