Public Speaking Worksheet: Anchoring Script

Public speaking lesson 23: Anchoring a school event · Set 448 · 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: welcoming the guests or the vote of thanks? (a) welcoming the guests (b) the vote of thanks
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.🎙️ What should an anchor do before each item? (a) tell the ending (b) skip the names (c) talk for ten minutes (d) introduce it briefly
4. 4.True or false: “Up next is a poem about the monsoon, recited by Class 2.” is inviting a guest. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🎙️ What is the anchor doing with this line? “Next, the children of Class 4 present a lively folk dance.” (a) inviting a guest (b) thanking performers (c) closing the event (d) introducing an item
6. 6.📋 In which part of a school function does the prize distribution usually come? (a) the opening (b) the middle (c) the closing
7. 7.📛 Why should an anchor check the names of performers and guests? (a) to skip them (b) to say them correctly (c) to change them (d) to make them shorter
8. 8.True or false: “What a performance! Let’s give Class 4 a big round of applause.” is thanking performers. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📋 In which part of a school function does the prayer song usually come? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the middle
10. 10.True or false: “Please stand for the National Anthem.” is thanking performers. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these usually comes in the opening part? (a) the National Anthem (b) the dance performance (c) the vote of thanks (d) the prayer song
12. 12.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: the class skit or the welcome address? (a) the class skit (b) the welcome address
13. 13.📋 In which part of a school function does the welcome address usually come? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the middle
14. 14.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: the prize distribution or the dance performance? (a) the prize distribution (b) the dance performance
15. 15.⏳ A performer is late. What should the anchor do? (a) end the event (b) say they ran away (c) calmly fill the gap (d) scold them on stage
16. 16.True or false: “May I request our chief guest to come up and light the lamp?” is introducing an item. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these usually comes in the closing part? (a) the National Anthem (b) welcoming the guests (c) the group song (d) the welcome address
18. 18.📋 In which part of a school function does the National Anthem usually come? (a) the middle (b) the closing (c) the opening
19. 19.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: the National Anthem or welcoming the guests? (a) the National Anthem (b) welcoming the guests
20. 20.🎙️ What is the anchor doing with this line? “Please stand for the National Anthem.” (a) thanking performers (b) inviting a guest (c) closing the event (d) introducing an item
21. 21.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: the group song or the National Anthem? (a) the group song (b) the National Anthem
22. 22.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: the National Anthem or the poem recitation? (a) the National Anthem (b) the poem recitation
23. 23.🎙️ What is the anchor doing with this line? “Get ready for a funny skit by Class 7 on saving electricity.” (a) inviting a guest (b) introducing an item (c) closing the event (d) thanking performers
24. 24.📋 In which part of a school function does lighting the lamp usually come? (a) the closing (b) the middle (c) the opening
25. 25.Which of these usually comes in the middle part? (a) lighting the lamp (b) the welcome address (c) the dance performance (d) the prayer song
26. 26.Which of these usually comes in the middle part? (a) the prize distribution (b) the prayer song (c) the welcome address (d) the poem recitation
27. 27.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: the class skit or welcoming the guests? (a) the class skit (b) welcoming the guests
28. 28.🎙️ 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
29. 29.Which of these usually comes in the middle part? (a) welcoming the guests (b) the group song (c) the National Anthem (d) lighting the lamp
30. 30.Which of these usually comes in the opening part? (a) the dance performance (b) the vote of thanks (c) the welcome address (d) the poem recitation
31. 31.📋 In which part of a school function does the group song usually come? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the middle
32. 32.True or false: “I now invite our Principal to say a few words.” is thanking performers. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎙️ What is the anchor doing with this line? “That brings us to the end of our Annual Day. Travel home safely.” (a) thanking performers (b) closing the event (c) introducing an item (d) inviting a guest
34. 34.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: the prayer song or the National Anthem? (a) the prayer song (b) the National Anthem
35. 35.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: the National Anthem or the class skit? (a) the National Anthem (b) the class skit
36. 36.📋 In which part of a school function does the class skit usually come? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the middle
37. 37.True or false: “Next, the children of Class 4 present a lively folk dance.” is thanking performers. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: the poem recitation or the welcome address? (a) the poem recitation (b) the welcome address
39. 39.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: lighting the lamp or the class skit? (a) lighting the lamp (b) the class skit
40. 40.📋 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

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