Public Speaking Worksheet: Anchoring Script

Public speaking lesson 23: Anchoring a school event · Set 499 · 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 which part of a school function does welcoming the guests usually come? (a) the closing (b) the middle (c) the opening
2. 2.🎙️ What is the anchor doing with this line? “We request our chief guest to give away the prizes.” (a) introducing an item (b) inviting a guest (c) closing the event (d) thanking performers
3. 3.🎙️ What does an anchor (compere) do at a school event? (a) performs every dance (b) judges the prizes (c) guides the programme (d) sells the tickets
4. 4.Which of these usually comes in the closing part? (a) the vote of thanks (b) lighting the lamp (c) the poem recitation (d) the dance performance
5. 5.🎙️ What is the anchor doing with this line? “Please stand for the National Anthem.” (a) thanking performers (b) introducing an item (c) closing the event (d) inviting a guest
6. 6.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: the poem recitation or the welcome address? (a) the poem recitation (b) the welcome address
7. 7.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: the group song or the prayer song? (a) the group song (b) the prayer song
8. 8.📋 In which part of a school function does the poem recitation usually come? (a) the middle (b) the opening (c) the closing
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.🎙️ What is the anchor doing with this line? “Next, the children of Class 4 present a lively folk dance.” (a) introducing an item (b) inviting a guest (c) thanking performers (d) closing the event
11. 11.⏳ A performer is late. What should the anchor do? (a) say they ran away (b) scold them on stage (c) calmly fill the gap (d) end the event
12. 12.📛 Why should an anchor check the names of performers and guests? (a) to say them correctly (b) to change them (c) to skip them (d) to make them shorter
13. 13.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: the poem recitation or welcoming the guests? (a) the poem recitation (b) welcoming the guests
14. 14.🎙️ What is the anchor doing with this line? “Get ready for a funny skit by Class 7 on saving electricity.” (a) closing the event (b) thanking performers (c) introducing an item (d) inviting a guest
15. 15.Which of these usually comes in the opening part? (a) the vote of thanks (b) the National Anthem (c) the group song (d) lighting the lamp
16. 16.True or false: “Please stand for the National Anthem.” is introducing an item. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these usually comes in the closing part? (a) lighting the lamp (b) the group song (c) the prize distribution (d) the dance performance
18. 18.📋 In which part of a school function does the class skit usually come? (a) the middle (b) the closing (c) the opening
19. 19.📋 In which part of a school function does the National Anthem usually come? (a) the middle (b) the closing (c) the opening
20. 20.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: the poem recitation or the National Anthem? (a) the poem recitation (b) the National Anthem
21. 21.Which of these usually comes in the closing part? (a) lighting the lamp (b) the National Anthem (c) the prayer song (d) the dance performance
22. 22.📋 In which part of a school function does the welcome address usually come? (a) the middle (b) the closing (c) the opening
23. 23.🎙️ What should an anchor do before each item? (a) tell the ending (b) introduce it briefly (c) skip the names (d) talk for ten minutes
24. 24.📋 In which part of a school function does lighting the lamp usually come? (a) the middle (b) the opening (c) the closing
25. 25.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: welcoming the guests or the National Anthem? (a) welcoming the guests (b) the National Anthem
26. 26.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: the prayer song or the poem recitation? (a) the prayer song (b) the poem recitation
27. 27.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: the group song or the vote of thanks? (a) the group song (b) the vote of thanks
28. 28.📋 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
29. 29.📋 In which part of a school function does the vote of thanks usually come? (a) the opening (b) the middle (c) the closing
30. 30.True or false: “Up next is a poem about the monsoon, recited by Class 2.” is inviting a guest. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these usually comes in the opening part? (a) the group song (b) the National Anthem (c) the prayer song (d) the dance performance
32. 32.Which of these usually comes in the opening part? (a) the National Anthem (b) the prize distribution (c) welcoming the guests (d) the group song
33. 33.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: the prize distribution or the dance performance? (a) the prize distribution (b) the dance performance
34. 34.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: the group song or the prize distribution? (a) the group song (b) the prize distribution
35. 35.🎙️ What is the anchor doing with this line? “Thank you all for coming. We hope you enjoyed the show.” (a) thanking performers (b) introducing an item (c) closing the event (d) inviting a guest
36. 36.🎙️ 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) inviting a guest (c) closing the event (d) introducing an item
37. 37.📋 In which part of a school function does the prize distribution usually come? (a) the closing (b) the middle (c) the opening
38. 38.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: the welcome address or the dance performance? (a) the welcome address (b) the dance performance
39. 39.📋 In which part of a school function does the group song usually come? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the middle
40. 40.True or false: “Please stand for the National Anthem.” is inviting a guest. (a) True (b) False

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