Public Speaking Worksheet: Anchoring Script

Public speaking lesson 23: Anchoring a school event · Set 512 · 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.Which of these usually comes in the opening part? (a) the vote of thanks (b) the group song (c) the class skit (d) the prayer song
2. 2.⏳ 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
3. 3.📋 In which part of a school function does the prize distribution usually come? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the middle
4. 4.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: the welcome address or the class skit? (a) the welcome address (b) the class skit
5. 5.Which of these usually comes in the opening part? (a) welcoming the guests (b) the prize distribution (c) the group song (d) the vote of thanks
6. 6.🎙️ What should an anchor do before each item? (a) introduce it briefly (b) talk for ten minutes (c) skip the names (d) tell the ending
7. 7.🎙️ 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
8. 8.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: the National Anthem or the poem recitation? (a) the National Anthem (b) the poem recitation
9. 9.True or false: “Thank you, Class 7, for that wonderful skit.” is closing the event. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📋 In which part of a school function does welcoming the guests usually come? (a) the middle (b) the closing (c) the opening
11. 11.True or false: “Next, the children of Class 4 present a lively folk dance.” is introducing an item. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these usually comes in the middle part? (a) the class skit (b) the vote of thanks (c) the National Anthem (d) the prayer song
13. 13.True or false: “What a performance! Let’s give Class 4 a big round of applause.” is inviting a guest. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “Up next is a poem about the monsoon, recited by Class 2.” is introducing an item. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📋 What does an anchor need from the organisers beforehand? (a) the exam papers (b) the bus timings (c) the running order (d) the canteen menu
16. 16.📋 In which part of a school function does the welcome address usually come? (a) the middle (b) the closing (c) the opening
17. 17.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: the National Anthem or welcoming the guests? (a) the National Anthem (b) welcoming the guests
18. 18.Which of these usually comes in the closing part? (a) the class skit (b) lighting the lamp (c) the prayer song (d) the National Anthem
19. 19.🎙️ What is the anchor doing with this line? “That poem made us feel the rain. Well done, Class 2!” (a) inviting a guest (b) introducing an item (c) closing the event (d) thanking performers
20. 20.📋 In which part of a school function does the National Anthem usually come? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the middle
21. 21.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: lighting the lamp or the prize distribution? (a) lighting the lamp (b) the prize distribution
22. 22.📋 In which part of a school function does the poem recitation usually come? (a) the opening (b) the middle (c) the closing
23. 23.🎙️ What is the anchor doing with this line? “May I request our chief guest to come up and light the lamp?” (a) thanking performers (b) introducing an item (c) inviting a guest (d) closing the event
24. 24.📛 Why should an anchor check the names of performers and guests? (a) to skip them (b) to change them (c) to make them shorter (d) to say them correctly
25. 25.True or false: “That poem made us feel the rain. Well done, Class 2!” is introducing an item. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these usually comes in the opening part? (a) the vote of thanks (b) the dance performance (c) the welcome address (d) the National Anthem
27. 27.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: the welcome address or the National Anthem? (a) the welcome address (b) the National Anthem
28. 28.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: the vote of thanks or the class skit? (a) the vote of thanks (b) the class skit
29. 29.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: the prize distribution or the class skit? (a) the prize distribution (b) the class skit
30. 30.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: the class skit or the prize distribution? (a) the class skit (b) the prize distribution
31. 31.Which of these usually comes in the closing part? (a) welcoming the guests (b) the class skit (c) the prayer song (d) the vote of thanks
32. 32.True or false: “What a performance! Let’s give Class 4 a big round of applause.” is closing the event. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these usually comes in the opening part? (a) the class skit (b) the prize distribution (c) the vote of thanks (d) lighting the lamp
34. 34.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: the group song or the prayer song? (a) the group song (b) the prayer song
35. 35.📋 In which part of a school function does the group song usually come? (a) the middle (b) the closing (c) the opening
36. 36.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: the dance performance or the National Anthem? (a) the dance performance (b) the National Anthem
37. 37.📋 In which part of a school function does the dance performance usually come? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the middle
38. 38.📋 In which part of a school function does the vote of thanks usually come? (a) the middle (b) the opening (c) the closing
39. 39.Which of these usually comes in the middle part? (a) the prize distribution (b) lighting the lamp (c) welcoming the guests (d) the dance performance
40. 40.True or false: “Up next is a poem about the monsoon, recited by Class 2.” is inviting a guest. (a) False (b) True

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