Public Speaking Worksheet: Anchoring Script

Public speaking lesson 23: Anchoring a school event · Set 483 · 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 canteen menu (b) the exam papers (c) the running order (d) the bus timings
2. 2.🎙️ What is the anchor doing with this line? “Next, the children of Class 4 present a lively folk dance.” (a) closing the event (b) inviting a guest (c) introducing an item (d) thanking performers
3. 3.📋 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
4. 4.📋 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
5. 5.⏳ A performer is late. What should the anchor do? (a) end the event (b) scold them on stage (c) say they ran away (d) calmly fill the gap
6. 6.📋 In which part of a school function does the welcome address usually come? (a) the opening (b) the middle (c) the closing
7. 7.🎙️ What is the anchor doing with this line? “I now invite our Principal to say a few words.” (a) introducing an item (b) closing the event (c) inviting a guest (d) thanking performers
8. 8.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: the prize distribution or the prayer song? (a) the prize distribution (b) the prayer song
9. 9.🎙️ What should an anchor do before each item? (a) talk for ten minutes (b) tell the ending (c) introduce it briefly (d) skip the names
10. 10.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: the group song or the prize distribution? (a) the group song (b) the prize distribution
11. 11.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: the prize distribution or the dance performance? (a) the prize distribution (b) the dance performance
12. 12.True or false: “What a performance! Let’s give Class 4 a big round of applause.” is inviting a guest. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these usually comes in the opening part? (a) welcoming the guests (b) the National Anthem (c) the class skit (d) the poem recitation
14. 14.Which of these usually comes in the opening part? (a) the National Anthem (b) the class skit (c) the group song (d) lighting the lamp
15. 15.📋 In which part of a school function does welcoming the guests usually come? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the middle
16. 16.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: welcoming the guests or the class skit? (a) welcoming the guests (b) the class skit
17. 17.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: the dance performance or the prize distribution? (a) the dance performance (b) the prize distribution
18. 18.Which of these usually comes in the opening part? (a) the class skit (b) the prize distribution (c) the welcome address (d) the group song
19. 19.🎙️ 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
20. 20.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: the dance performance or welcoming the guests? (a) the dance performance (b) welcoming the guests
21. 21.📋 In which part of a school function does the National Anthem usually come? (a) the middle (b) the opening (c) the closing
22. 22.True or false: “Up next is a poem about the monsoon, recited by Class 2.” is closing the event. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these usually comes in the opening part? (a) the poem recitation (b) the prize distribution (c) the prayer song (d) the group song
24. 24.Which of these usually comes in the middle part? (a) the class skit (b) the National Anthem (c) the prayer song (d) the vote of thanks
25. 25.📋 In which part of a school function does the class skit usually come? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the middle
26. 26.📋 In which part of a school function does lighting the lamp usually come? (a) the opening (b) the middle (c) the closing
27. 27.🎙️ What is the anchor doing with this line? “May I request our chief guest to come up and light the lamp?” (a) inviting a guest (b) closing the event (c) introducing an item (d) thanking performers
28. 28.📋 In which part of a school function does the dance performance usually come? (a) the middle (b) the opening (c) the closing
29. 29.True or false: “That poem made us feel the rain. Well done, Class 2!” is introducing an item. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these usually comes in the middle part? (a) the dance performance (b) the prize distribution (c) the vote of thanks (d) the welcome address
31. 31.Which of these usually comes in the middle part? (a) the poem recitation (b) the welcome address (c) the prayer song (d) the National Anthem
32. 32.🎙️ 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
33. 33.Which of these usually comes in the middle part? (a) the group song (b) the welcome address (c) the prize distribution (d) the National Anthem
34. 34.📛 Why should an anchor check the names of performers and guests? (a) to skip them (b) to change them (c) to say them correctly (d) to make them shorter
35. 35.True or false: “That brings us to the end of our Annual Day. Travel home safely.” is thanking performers. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: the welcome address or the group song? (a) the welcome address (b) the group song
37. 37.Which of these usually comes in the closing part? (a) the prize distribution (b) the welcome address (c) welcoming the guests (d) the class skit
38. 38.True or false: “Please stand for the National Anthem.” is thanking performers. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “Next, the children of Class 4 present a lively folk dance.” is thanking performers. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Get ready for a funny skit by Class 7 on saving electricity.” is thanking performers. (a) False (b) True

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