Public Speaking Worksheet: Anchoring Script

Public speaking lesson 23: Anchoring a school event · Set 354 · 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 bus timings (b) the exam papers (c) the canteen menu (d) the running order
2. 2.📋 In which part of a school function does the dance performance usually come? (a) the middle (b) the opening (c) the closing
3. 3.Which of these usually comes in the middle part? (a) the prize distribution (b) welcoming the guests (c) lighting the lamp (d) the poem recitation
4. 4.🎙️ What does an anchor (compere) do at a school event? (a) sells the tickets (b) judges the prizes (c) performs every dance (d) guides the programme
5. 5.True or false: “Up next is a poem about the monsoon, recited by Class 2.” is thanking performers. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these usually comes in the closing part? (a) the class skit (b) the group song (c) the poem recitation (d) the vote of thanks
7. 7.📋 In which part of a school function does the class skit usually come? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the middle
8. 8.🎙️ What is the anchor doing with this line? “Thank you all for coming. We hope you enjoyed the show.” (a) thanking performers (b) closing the event (c) inviting a guest (d) introducing an item
9. 9.Which of these usually comes in the opening part? (a) the National Anthem (b) the dance performance (c) the welcome address (d) the poem recitation
10. 10.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: the poem recitation or the welcome address? (a) the poem recitation (b) the welcome address
11. 11.🎙️ What is the anchor doing with this line? “May I request our chief guest to come up and light the lamp?” (a) thanking performers (b) closing the event (c) introducing an item (d) inviting a guest
12. 12.📋 In which part of a school function does lighting the lamp usually come? (a) the closing (b) the middle (c) the opening
13. 13.🎙️ What is the anchor doing with this line? “Please stand for the National Anthem.” (a) introducing an item (b) inviting a guest (c) thanking performers (d) closing the event
14. 14.True or false: “Thank you all for coming. We hope you enjoyed the show.” is inviting a guest. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “May I request our chief guest to come up and light the lamp?” is introducing an item. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📋 In which part of a school function does the vote of thanks usually come? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the middle
17. 17.🎙️ What is the anchor doing with this line? “Up next is a poem about the monsoon, recited by Class 2.” (a) thanking performers (b) introducing an item (c) inviting a guest (d) closing the event
18. 18.📋 In which part of a school function does the welcome address usually come? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the middle
19. 19.Which of these usually comes in the closing part? (a) the group song (b) the National Anthem (c) the dance performance (d) the class skit
20. 20.📋 In which part of a school function does the prize distribution usually come? (a) the middle (b) the opening (c) the closing
21. 21.True or false: “What a performance! Let’s give Class 4 a big round of applause.” is thanking performers. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🎙️ What is the anchor doing with this line? “We request our chief guest to give away the prizes.” (a) thanking performers (b) closing the event (c) introducing an item (d) inviting a guest
23. 23.📛 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
24. 24.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: the group song or welcoming the guests? (a) the group song (b) welcoming the guests
25. 25.True or false: “That poem made us feel the rain. Well done, Class 2!” is thanking performers. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: the National Anthem or the dance performance? (a) the National Anthem (b) the dance performance
27. 27.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: the National Anthem or the poem recitation? (a) the National Anthem (b) the poem recitation
28. 28.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: the poem recitation or the National Anthem? (a) the poem recitation (b) the National Anthem
29. 29.Which of these usually comes in the middle part? (a) the dance performance (b) the National Anthem (c) the prize distribution (d) the prayer song
30. 30.🎙️ What is the anchor doing with this line? “Thank you, Class 7, for that wonderful skit.” (a) introducing an item (b) closing the event (c) thanking performers (d) inviting a guest
31. 31.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: lighting the lamp or the vote of thanks? (a) lighting the lamp (b) the vote of thanks
32. 32.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: the class skit or the welcome address? (a) the class skit (b) the welcome address
33. 33.📋 In which part of a school function does welcoming the guests usually come? (a) the middle (b) the opening (c) the closing
34. 34.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: the dance performance or the prize distribution? (a) the dance performance (b) the prize distribution
35. 35.Which of these usually comes in the opening part? (a) the prize distribution (b) welcoming the guests (c) the group song (d) the poem recitation
36. 36.True or false: “Please stand for the National Anthem.” is introducing an item. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “That brings us to the end of our Annual Day. Travel home safely.” is closing the event. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these usually comes in the opening part? (a) the prize distribution (b) the prayer song (c) the vote of thanks (d) the group song
39. 39.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: lighting the lamp or the group song? (a) lighting the lamp (b) the group song
40. 40.True or false: “Next, the children of Class 4 present a lively folk dance.” is thanking performers. (a) True (b) False

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