Public Speaking Worksheet: Anchoring Script

Public speaking lesson 23: Anchoring a school event · Set 222 · 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.📋 What does an anchor need from the organisers beforehand? (a) the running order (b) the bus timings (c) the canteen menu (d) the exam papers
2. 2.📋 In which part of a school function does the vote of thanks usually come? (a) the middle (b) the closing (c) the opening
3. 3.📋 In which part of a school function does the prayer song usually come? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the middle
4. 4.🎙️ 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) thanking performers (d) introducing an item
5. 5.Which of these usually comes in the opening part? (a) the National Anthem (b) the group song (c) the prize distribution (d) welcoming the guests
6. 6.🎙️ What should an anchor do before each item? (a) talk for ten minutes (b) skip the names (c) tell the ending (d) introduce it briefly
7. 7.🎙️ What does an anchor (compere) do at a school event? (a) guides the programme (b) sells the tickets (c) judges the prizes (d) performs every dance
8. 8.📋 In which part of a school function does the National Anthem usually come? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the middle
9. 9.Which of these usually comes in the opening part? (a) the class skit (b) the poem recitation (c) the prize distribution (d) lighting the lamp
10. 10.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: the class skit or welcoming the guests? (a) the class skit (b) welcoming the guests
11. 11.📋 In which part of a school function does lighting the lamp usually come? (a) the middle (b) the opening (c) the closing
12. 12.📋 In which part of a school function does the class skit usually come? (a) the opening (b) the middle (c) the closing
13. 13.🎙️ What is the anchor doing with this line? “What a performance! Let’s give Class 4 a big round of applause.” (a) thanking performers (b) closing the event (c) introducing an item (d) inviting a guest
14. 14.Which of these usually comes in the middle part? (a) the vote of thanks (b) lighting the lamp (c) welcoming the guests (d) the group song
15. 15.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: the National Anthem or lighting the lamp? (a) the National Anthem (b) lighting the lamp
16. 16.True or false: “Up next is a poem about the monsoon, recited by Class 2.” is introducing an item. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📋 In which part of a school function does welcoming the guests usually come? (a) the middle (b) the opening (c) the closing
18. 18.🎙️ What is the anchor doing with this line? “May I request our chief guest to come up and light the lamp?” (a) closing the event (b) introducing an item (c) inviting a guest (d) thanking performers
19. 19.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: the group song or the vote of thanks? (a) the group song (b) the vote of thanks
20. 20.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: the poem recitation or the National Anthem? (a) the poem recitation (b) the National Anthem
21. 21.🎙️ What is the anchor doing with this line? “I now invite our Principal to say a few words.” (a) thanking performers (b) introducing an item (c) inviting a guest (d) closing the event
22. 22.📋 In which part of a school function does the group song usually come? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the middle
23. 23.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: the prize distribution or the welcome address? (a) the prize distribution (b) the welcome address
24. 24.📋 In which part of a school function does the dance performance usually come? (a) the middle (b) the opening (c) the closing
25. 25.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: the National Anthem or the class skit? (a) the National Anthem (b) the class skit
26. 26.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: the vote of thanks or the group song? (a) the vote of thanks (b) the group song
27. 27.Which of these usually comes in the middle part? (a) lighting the lamp (b) welcoming the guests (c) the dance performance (d) the welcome address
28. 28.Which of these usually comes in the closing part? (a) the vote of thanks (b) the welcome address (c) welcoming the guests (d) the prayer song
29. 29.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: the dance performance or lighting the lamp? (a) the dance performance (b) lighting the lamp
30. 30.Which of these usually comes in the closing part? (a) the dance performance (b) the prize distribution (c) the class skit (d) lighting the lamp
31. 31.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: the class skit or lighting the lamp? (a) the class skit (b) lighting the lamp
32. 32.🎙️ What is the anchor doing with this line? “Please stand for the National Anthem.” (a) inviting a guest (b) introducing an item (c) closing the event (d) thanking performers
33. 33.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: the vote of thanks or the dance performance? (a) the vote of thanks (b) the dance performance
34. 34.🎙️ What is the anchor doing with this line? “Thank you, Class 7, for that wonderful skit.” (a) inviting a guest (b) introducing an item (c) thanking performers (d) closing the event
35. 35.📋 In which part of a school function does the welcome address usually come? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the middle
36. 36.Which of these usually comes in the closing part? (a) lighting the lamp (b) the welcome address (c) the National Anthem (d) the group song
37. 37.True or false: “What a performance! Let’s give Class 4 a big round of applause.” is thanking performers. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🎙️ What is the anchor doing with this line? “Thank you all for coming. We hope you enjoyed the show.” (a) inviting a guest (b) thanking performers (c) introducing an item (d) closing the event
39. 39.🎙️ What is the anchor doing with this line? “That poem made us feel the rain. Well done, Class 2!” (a) thanking performers (b) closing the event (c) introducing an item (d) inviting a guest
40. 40.Which of these usually comes in the opening part? (a) the welcome address (b) the vote of thanks (c) the National Anthem (d) the class skit

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