Public Speaking Worksheet: Anchoring Script

Public speaking lesson 23: Anchoring a school event · Set 413 · 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 a school function, which usually comes first: the National Anthem or welcoming the guests? (a) the National Anthem (b) welcoming the guests
2. 2.True or false: “That brings us to the end of our Annual Day. Travel home safely.” is closing the event. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “May I request our chief guest to come up and light the lamp?” is introducing an item. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “We request our chief guest to give away the prizes.” is introducing an item. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🎙️ What does an anchor (compere) do at a school event? (a) sells the tickets (b) guides the programme (c) performs every dance (d) judges the prizes
6. 6.📋 In which part of a school function does welcoming the guests usually come? (a) the closing (b) the middle (c) the opening
7. 7.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: the vote of thanks or the poem recitation? (a) the vote of thanks (b) the poem recitation
8. 8.Which of these usually comes in the opening part? (a) the welcome address (b) the group song (c) the prize distribution (d) the dance performance
9. 9.Which of these usually comes in the middle part? (a) the poem recitation (b) welcoming the guests (c) the National Anthem (d) the vote of thanks
10. 10.Which of these usually comes in the middle part? (a) the prayer song (b) the prize distribution (c) welcoming the guests (d) the class skit
11. 11.True or false: “May I request our chief guest to come up and light the lamp?” is thanking performers. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these usually comes in the middle part? (a) the welcome address (b) welcoming the guests (c) the group song (d) the prayer song
13. 13.📋 In which part of a school function does the prize distribution usually come? (a) the middle (b) the opening (c) the closing
14. 14.True or false: “We request our chief guest to give away the prizes.” is thanking performers. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these usually comes in the middle part? (a) the prayer song (b) the National Anthem (c) the dance performance (d) lighting the lamp
16. 16.🎙️ 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) inviting a guest (d) thanking performers
17. 17.🎙️ 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) inviting a guest (d) thanking performers
18. 18.📋 In which part of a school function does the class skit usually come? (a) the middle (b) the opening (c) the closing
19. 19.True or false: “I now invite our Principal to say a few words.” is closing the event. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: the prize distribution or the welcome address? (a) the prize distribution (b) the welcome address
21. 21.🎙️ 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) closing the event (d) inviting a guest
22. 22.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: lighting the lamp or the National Anthem? (a) lighting the lamp (b) the National Anthem
23. 23.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: the prize distribution or the class skit? (a) the prize distribution (b) the class skit
24. 24.⏳ A performer is late. What should the anchor do? (a) end the event (b) scold them on stage (c) calmly fill the gap (d) say they ran away
25. 25.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: the prize distribution or welcoming the guests? (a) the prize distribution (b) welcoming the guests
26. 26.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: the class skit or the National Anthem? (a) the class skit (b) the National Anthem
27. 27.🎙️ What is the anchor doing with this line? “Thank you all for coming. We hope you enjoyed the show.” (a) inviting a guest (b) introducing an item (c) closing the event (d) thanking performers
28. 28.Which of these usually comes in the opening part? (a) the poem recitation (b) the prize distribution (c) the vote of thanks (d) welcoming the guests
29. 29.True or false: “Thank you all for coming. We hope you enjoyed the show.” is introducing an item. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “Thank you, Class 7, for that wonderful skit.” is thanking performers. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: lighting the lamp or the poem recitation? (a) lighting the lamp (b) the poem recitation
32. 32.Which of these usually comes in the closing part? (a) the group song (b) the dance performance (c) welcoming the guests (d) the National Anthem
33. 33.Which of these usually comes in the closing part? (a) the dance performance (b) the welcome address (c) the class skit (d) the vote of thanks
34. 34.🎙️ 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
35. 35.True or false: “I now invite our Principal to say a few words.” is introducing an item. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: the poem recitation or the welcome address? (a) the poem recitation (b) the welcome address
37. 37.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: the National Anthem or the poem recitation? (a) the National Anthem (b) the poem recitation
38. 38.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: welcoming the guests or the prize distribution? (a) welcoming the guests (b) the prize distribution
39. 39.🎙️ 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) thanking performers (d) inviting a guest
40. 40.🎙️ What is the anchor doing with this line? “That poem made us feel the rain. Well done, Class 2!” (a) introducing an item (b) closing the event (c) inviting a guest (d) thanking performers

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