Public Speaking Worksheet: Anchoring Script

Public speaking lesson 23: Anchoring a school event · Set 216 · 40 questions

Speaker's tip (Guide the show): Running order: opening → performances → closing (prizes, vote of thanks, National Anthem last). Anchoring lines: introduce an item (“Next, Class 4 presents…”), thank performers (“Let’s give them a big round of applause”), invite a guest (“May I request our chief guest…”), close (“Please stand for the National Anthem”). Get the running order beforehand, check every name, and calmly fill any gap.

1. 1.📛 Why should an anchor check the names of performers and guests? (a) to say them correctly (b) to change them (c) to make them shorter (d) to skip them
2. 2.⏳ A performer is late. What should the anchor do? (a) scold them on stage (b) end the event (c) calmly fill the gap (d) say they ran away
3. 3.📋 In which part of a school function does lighting the lamp usually come? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the middle
4. 4.📋 In which part of a school function does the dance performance usually come? (a) the middle (b) the opening (c) the closing
5. 5.📋 What does an anchor need from the organisers beforehand? (a) the canteen menu (b) the bus timings (c) the exam papers (d) the running order
6. 6.True or false: “Thank you, Class 7, for that wonderful skit.” is thanking performers. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎙️ What is the anchor doing with this line? “What a performance! Let’s give Class 4 a big round of applause.” (a) introducing an item (b) closing the event (c) thanking performers (d) inviting a guest
8. 8.Which of these usually comes in the middle part? (a) lighting the lamp (b) the National Anthem (c) the dance performance (d) the welcome address
9. 9.🎙️ What is the anchor doing with this line? “Get ready for a funny skit by Class 7 on saving electricity.” (a) introducing an item (b) thanking performers (c) inviting a guest (d) closing the event
10. 10.True or false: “What a performance! Let’s give Class 4 a big round of applause.” is thanking performers. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🎙️ What does an anchor (compere) do at a school event? (a) judges the prizes (b) sells the tickets (c) guides the programme (d) performs every dance
12. 12.🎙️ What is the anchor doing with this line? “Next, the children of Class 4 present a lively folk dance.” (a) closing the event (b) thanking performers (c) introducing an item (d) inviting a guest
13. 13.🎙️ What should an anchor do before each item? (a) skip the names (b) introduce it briefly (c) talk for ten minutes (d) tell the ending
14. 14.📋 In which part of a school function does the welcome address usually come? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the middle
15. 15.📋 In which part of a school function does the group song usually come? (a) the closing (b) the middle (c) the opening
16. 16.Which of these usually comes in the closing part? (a) the welcome address (b) welcoming the guests (c) the poem recitation (d) the prize distribution
17. 17.True or false: “Next, the children of Class 4 present a lively folk dance.” is introducing an item. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎙️ What is the anchor doing with this line? “I now invite our Principal to say a few words.” (a) introducing an item (b) inviting a guest (c) closing the event (d) thanking performers
19. 19.📋 In which part of a school function does welcoming the guests usually come? (a) the middle (b) the opening (c) the closing
20. 20.📋 In which part of a school function does the prize distribution usually come? (a) the middle (b) the closing (c) the opening
21. 21.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: the dance performance or the welcome address? (a) the dance performance (b) the welcome address
22. 22.🎙️ What is the anchor doing with this line? “We request our chief guest to give away the prizes.” (a) closing the event (b) inviting a guest (c) introducing an item (d) thanking performers
23. 23.🎙️ What is the anchor doing with this line? “Thank you, Class 7, for that wonderful skit.” (a) thanking performers (b) inviting a guest (c) closing the event (d) introducing an item
24. 24.🎙️ What is the anchor doing with this line? “Please stand for the National Anthem.” (a) inviting a guest (b) closing the event (c) thanking performers (d) introducing an item
25. 25.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: the group song or the prayer song? (a) the group song (b) the prayer song
26. 26.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: the dance performance or the vote of thanks? (a) the dance performance (b) the vote of thanks
27. 27.Which of these usually comes in the opening part? (a) lighting the lamp (b) the group song (c) the dance performance (d) the class skit
28. 28.Which of these usually comes in the middle part? (a) lighting the lamp (b) the National Anthem (c) the prize distribution (d) the class skit
29. 29.True or false: “That brings us to the end of our Annual Day. Travel home safely.” is closing the event. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “Next, the children of Class 4 present a lively folk dance.” is closing the event. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “We request our chief guest to give away the prizes.” is inviting a guest. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these usually comes in the opening part? (a) the class skit (b) the prize distribution (c) the prayer song (d) the dance performance
33. 33.True or false: “May I request our chief guest to come up and light the lamp?” is inviting a guest. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these usually comes in the opening part? (a) the dance performance (b) the National Anthem (c) the welcome address (d) the vote of thanks
35. 35.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: the dance performance or the prize distribution? (a) the dance performance (b) the prize distribution
36. 36.True or false: “Up next is a poem about the monsoon, recited by Class 2.” is introducing an item. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: the dance performance or lighting the lamp? (a) the dance performance (b) lighting the lamp
38. 38.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: the dance performance or welcoming the guests? (a) the dance performance (b) welcoming the guests
39. 39.Which of these usually comes in the middle part? (a) the welcome address (b) the prize distribution (c) the poem recitation (d) lighting the lamp
40. 40.🎙️ What is the anchor doing with this line? “May I request our chief guest to come up and light the lamp?” (a) inviting a guest (b) introducing an item (c) closing the event (d) thanking performers

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