Public Speaking Worksheet: Anchoring Script

Public speaking lesson 23: Anchoring a school event · Set 313 · 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.📋 In which part of a school function does the welcome address usually come? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the middle
2. 2.🎙️ 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
3. 3.Which of these usually comes in the closing part? (a) welcoming the guests (b) lighting the lamp (c) the vote of thanks (d) the welcome address
4. 4.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: the National Anthem or the poem recitation? (a) the National Anthem (b) the poem recitation
5. 5.🎙️ What does an anchor (compere) do at a school event? (a) performs every dance (b) guides the programme (c) judges the prizes (d) sells the tickets
6. 6.🎙️ What is the anchor doing with this line? “Thank you all for coming. We hope you enjoyed the show.” (a) thanking performers (b) inviting a guest (c) introducing an item (d) closing the event
7. 7.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: the welcome address or the vote of thanks? (a) the welcome address (b) the vote of thanks
8. 8.Which of these usually comes in the opening part? (a) welcoming the guests (b) the dance performance (c) the class skit (d) the poem recitation
9. 9.📋 In which part of a school function does welcoming the guests usually come? (a) the middle (b) the closing (c) the opening
10. 10.📋 In which part of a school function does the prize distribution usually come? (a) the opening (b) the middle (c) the closing
11. 11.🎙️ What is the anchor doing with this line? “We request our chief guest to give away the prizes.” (a) introducing an item (b) closing the event (c) thanking performers (d) inviting a guest
12. 12.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: the poem recitation or lighting the lamp? (a) the poem recitation (b) lighting the lamp
13. 13.📋 In which part of a school function does the vote of thanks usually come? (a) the closing (b) the middle (c) the opening
14. 14.True or false: “Please stand for the National Anthem.” is thanking performers. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “Please stand for the National Anthem.” is inviting a guest. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📋 In which part of a school function does lighting the lamp usually come? (a) the opening (b) the middle (c) the closing
17. 17.📛 Why should an anchor check the names of performers and guests? (a) to say them correctly (b) to skip them (c) to make them shorter (d) to change them
18. 18.🎙️ What is the anchor doing with this line? “Next, the children of Class 4 present a lively folk dance.” (a) introducing an item (b) closing the event (c) inviting a guest (d) thanking performers
19. 19.Which of these usually comes in the opening part? (a) the group song (b) the vote of thanks (c) the prayer song (d) the prize distribution
20. 20.True or false: “I now invite our Principal to say a few words.” is inviting a guest. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these usually comes in the closing part? (a) the class skit (b) the National Anthem (c) the group song (d) welcoming the guests
22. 22.🎙️ What is the anchor doing with this line? “I now invite our Principal to say a few words.” (a) closing the event (b) introducing an item (c) inviting a guest (d) thanking performers
23. 23.True or false: “That poem made us feel the rain. Well done, Class 2!” is closing the event. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: the poem recitation or welcoming the guests? (a) the poem recitation (b) welcoming the guests
25. 25.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: the dance performance or the National Anthem? (a) the dance performance (b) the National Anthem
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.📋 In which part of a school function does the class skit usually come? (a) the middle (b) the opening (c) the closing
28. 28.📋 In which part of a school function does the group song usually come? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the middle
29. 29.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: the poem recitation or the prize distribution? (a) the poem recitation (b) the prize distribution
30. 30.True or false: “Next, the children of Class 4 present a lively folk dance.” is thanking performers. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: the National Anthem or the dance performance? (a) the National Anthem (b) the dance performance
32. 32.True or false: “Thank you, Class 7, for that wonderful skit.” is introducing an item. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these usually comes in the middle part? (a) the prayer song (b) the group song (c) the prize distribution (d) welcoming the guests
34. 34.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: the National Anthem or the class skit? (a) the National Anthem (b) the class skit
35. 35.Which of these usually comes in the middle part? (a) the vote of thanks (b) the prayer song (c) the class skit (d) welcoming the guests
36. 36.Which of these usually comes in the opening part? (a) the dance performance (b) the prize distribution (c) the welcome address (d) the National Anthem
37. 37.🎙️ What should an anchor do before each item? (a) tell the ending (b) talk for ten minutes (c) introduce it briefly (d) skip the names
38. 38.⏳ A performer is late. What should the anchor do? (a) say they ran away (b) calmly fill the gap (c) end the event (d) scold them on stage
39. 39.📋 In which part of a school function does the poem recitation usually come? (a) the closing (b) the middle (c) the opening
40. 40.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: the group song or lighting the lamp? (a) the group song (b) lighting the lamp

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