Public Speaking Worksheet: Anchoring Script

Public speaking lesson 23: Anchoring a school event · Set 535 · 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 the National Anthem usually come? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the middle
2. 2.True or false: “That poem made us feel the rain. Well done, Class 2!” is inviting a guest. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.📋 In which part of a school function does the prayer song usually come? (a) the middle (b) the closing (c) the opening
4. 4.🎙️ What is the anchor doing with this line? “What a performance! Let’s give Class 4 a big round of applause.” (a) introducing an item (b) thanking performers (c) closing the event (d) inviting a guest
5. 5.🎙️ What should an anchor do before each item? (a) talk for ten minutes (b) introduce it briefly (c) skip the names (d) tell the ending
6. 6.📋 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
7. 7.🎙️ What is the anchor doing with this line? “Thank you, Class 7, for that wonderful skit.” (a) introducing an item (b) thanking performers (c) closing the event (d) inviting a guest
8. 8.True or false: “I now invite our Principal to say a few words.” is inviting a guest. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: the National Anthem or the welcome address? (a) the National Anthem (b) the welcome address
10. 10.🎙️ 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) closing the event (c) introducing an item (d) inviting a guest
11. 11.🎙️ What is the anchor doing with this line? “Thank you all for coming. We hope you enjoyed the show.” (a) inviting a guest (b) closing the event (c) thanking performers (d) introducing an item
12. 12.True or false: “Thank you all for coming. We hope you enjoyed the show.” is thanking performers. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these usually comes in the opening part? (a) the dance performance (b) the group song (c) the poem recitation (d) lighting the lamp
14. 14.🎙️ What does an anchor (compere) do at a school event? (a) judges the prizes (b) guides the programme (c) performs every dance (d) sells the tickets
15. 15.Which of these usually comes in the opening part? (a) the prayer song (b) the poem recitation (c) the group song (d) the dance performance
16. 16.Which of these usually comes in the middle part? (a) the welcome address (b) the group song (c) welcoming the guests (d) lighting the lamp
17. 17.Which of these usually comes in the closing part? (a) the poem recitation (b) the prize distribution (c) the prayer song (d) the group song
18. 18.True or false: “Up next is a poem about the monsoon, recited by Class 2.” is introducing an item. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: the dance performance or the vote of thanks? (a) the dance performance (b) the vote of thanks
20. 20.Which of these usually comes in the closing part? (a) the vote of thanks (b) the group song (c) welcoming the guests (d) the poem recitation
21. 21.True or false: “Thank you all for coming. We hope you enjoyed the show.” is introducing an item. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these usually comes in the opening part? (a) the National Anthem (b) the group song (c) the poem recitation (d) welcoming the guests
23. 23.📋 In which part of a school function does the vote of thanks usually come? (a) the middle (b) the closing (c) the opening
24. 24.Which of these usually comes in the closing part? (a) the prayer song (b) welcoming the guests (c) the National Anthem (d) the poem recitation
25. 25.📛 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
26. 26.🎙️ What is the anchor doing with this line? “Up next is a poem about the monsoon, recited by Class 2.” (a) inviting a guest (b) introducing an item (c) closing the event (d) thanking performers
27. 27.True or false: “What a performance! Let’s give Class 4 a big round of applause.” is inviting a guest. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📋 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
29. 29.📋 In which part of a school function does the welcome address usually come? (a) the middle (b) the closing (c) the opening
30. 30.Which of these usually comes in the middle part? (a) welcoming the guests (b) the welcome address (c) the dance performance (d) the prize distribution
31. 31.True or false: “Please stand for the National Anthem.” is closing the event. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these usually comes in the middle part? (a) welcoming the guests (b) the poem recitation (c) the vote of thanks (d) lighting the lamp
33. 33.📋 In which part of a school function does the class skit usually come? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the middle
34. 34.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: the National Anthem or welcoming the guests? (a) the National Anthem (b) welcoming the guests
35. 35.Which of these usually comes in the opening part? (a) the dance performance (b) the group song (c) the vote of thanks (d) the welcome address
36. 36.🎙️ What is the anchor doing with this line? “That brings us to the end of our Annual Day. Travel home safely.” (a) introducing an item (b) inviting a guest (c) closing the event (d) thanking performers
37. 37.True or false: “What a performance! Let’s give Class 4 a big round of applause.” is thanking performers. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📋 In which part of a school function does the poem recitation usually come? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the middle
39. 39.📋 In which part of a school function does the prize distribution usually come? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the middle
40. 40.True or false: “We request our chief guest to give away the prizes.” is closing the event. (a) False (b) True

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