Public Speaking Worksheet: Anchoring Script

Public speaking lesson 23: Anchoring a school event · Set 427 · 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.True or false: “That brings us to the end of our Annual Day. Travel home safely.” is thanking performers. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: the prize distribution or the prayer song? (a) the prize distribution (b) the prayer song
3. 3.📋 In which part of a school function does the poem recitation usually come? (a) the opening (b) the middle (c) the closing
4. 4.🎙️ What is the anchor doing with this line? “What a performance! Let’s give Class 4 a big round of applause.” (a) inviting a guest (b) closing the event (c) introducing an item (d) thanking performers
5. 5.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: the prize distribution or lighting the lamp? (a) the prize distribution (b) lighting the lamp
6. 6.True or false: “May I request our chief guest to come up and light the lamp?” is closing the event. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “What a performance! Let’s give Class 4 a big round of applause.” is introducing an item. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these usually comes in the closing part? (a) the poem recitation (b) the welcome address (c) the National Anthem (d) the class skit
9. 9.Which of these usually comes in the middle part? (a) the vote of thanks (b) the poem recitation (c) the welcome address (d) the prayer song
10. 10.Which of these usually comes in the opening part? (a) the vote of thanks (b) the poem recitation (c) the prize distribution (d) the welcome address
11. 11.True or false: “That brings us to the end of our Annual Day. Travel home safely.” is closing the event. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📛 Why should an anchor check the names of performers and guests? (a) to say them correctly (b) to skip them (c) to change them (d) to make them shorter
13. 13.Which of these usually comes in the opening part? (a) the National Anthem (b) welcoming the guests (c) the vote of thanks (d) the class skit
14. 14.🎙️ 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
15. 15.⏳ A performer is late. What should the anchor do? (a) scold them on stage (b) calmly fill the gap (c) say they ran away (d) end the event
16. 16.Which of these usually comes in the closing part? (a) the prize distribution (b) lighting the lamp (c) welcoming the guests (d) the welcome address
17. 17.True or false: “Thank you, Class 7, for that wonderful skit.” is closing the event. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📋 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
19. 19.📋 What does an anchor need from the organisers beforehand? (a) the exam papers (b) the bus timings (c) the canteen menu (d) the running order
20. 20.True or false: “Please stand for the National Anthem.” is inviting a guest. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: the National Anthem or the poem recitation? (a) the National Anthem (b) the poem recitation
22. 22.Which of these usually comes in the middle part? (a) the class skit (b) welcoming the guests (c) the welcome address (d) the prayer song
23. 23.🎙️ What does an anchor (compere) do at a school event? (a) judges the prizes (b) sells the tickets (c) performs every dance (d) guides the programme
24. 24.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: the National Anthem or the group song? (a) the National Anthem (b) the group song
25. 25.📋 In which part of a school function does the dance performance usually come? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the middle
26. 26.🎙️ What should an anchor do before each item? (a) introduce it briefly (b) tell the ending (c) skip the names (d) talk for ten minutes
27. 27.📋 In which part of a school function does the prize distribution usually come? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the middle
28. 28.🎙️ What is the anchor doing with this line? “That poem made us feel the rain. Well done, Class 2!” (a) closing the event (b) introducing an item (c) thanking performers (d) inviting a guest
29. 29.Which of these usually comes in the opening part? (a) the class skit (b) the prayer song (c) the prize distribution (d) the dance performance
30. 30.📋 In which part of a school function does the welcome address usually come? (a) the middle (b) the closing (c) the opening
31. 31.True or false: “Thank you, Class 7, for that wonderful skit.” is inviting a guest. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎙️ 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) thanking performers (c) introducing an item (d) inviting a guest
33. 33.📋 In which part of a school function does the group song usually come? (a) the middle (b) the closing (c) the opening
34. 34.True or false: “Next, the children of Class 4 present a lively folk dance.” is inviting a guest. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📋 In which part of a school function does welcoming the guests usually come? (a) the closing (b) the middle (c) the opening
36. 36.Which of these usually comes in the opening part? (a) the dance performance (b) the poem recitation (c) lighting the lamp (d) the vote of thanks
37. 37.True or false: “That poem made us feel the rain. Well done, Class 2!” is closing the event. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📋 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
39. 39.Which of these usually comes in the middle part? (a) lighting the lamp (b) the prayer song (c) welcoming the guests (d) the dance performance
40. 40.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: the dance performance or welcoming the guests? (a) the dance performance (b) welcoming the guests

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