Public Speaking Worksheet: Anchoring Script

Public speaking lesson 23: Anchoring a school event · Set 577 · 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 exam papers (b) the bus timings (c) the running order (d) the canteen menu
2. 2.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: the poem recitation or the vote of thanks? (a) the poem recitation (b) the vote of thanks
3. 3.Which of these usually comes in the middle part? (a) the vote of thanks (b) welcoming the guests (c) the National Anthem (d) the class skit
4. 4.📋 In which part of a school function does the poem recitation usually come? (a) the opening (b) the middle (c) the closing
5. 5.🎙️ 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
6. 6.True or false: “Thank you all for coming. We hope you enjoyed the show.” is closing the event. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎙️ What should an anchor do before each item? (a) talk for ten minutes (b) skip the names (c) tell the ending (d) introduce it briefly
8. 8.True or false: “Thank you, Class 7, for that wonderful skit.” is thanking performers. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these usually comes in the middle part? (a) the welcome address (b) the dance performance (c) the prayer song (d) the National Anthem
10. 10.🎙️ What is the anchor doing with this line? “Up next is a poem about the monsoon, recited by Class 2.” (a) introducing an item (b) inviting a guest (c) closing the event (d) thanking performers
11. 11.🎙️ 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
12. 12.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: the prayer song or the class skit? (a) the prayer song (b) the class skit
13. 13.Which of these usually comes in the opening part? (a) the vote of thanks (b) the poem recitation (c) the dance performance (d) the welcome address
14. 14.📋 In which part of a school function does the prayer song usually come? (a) the middle (b) the closing (c) the opening
15. 15.📋 In which part of a school function does lighting the lamp usually come? (a) the opening (b) the middle (c) the closing
16. 16.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: the vote of thanks or the prayer song? (a) the vote of thanks (b) the prayer song
17. 17.Which of these usually comes in the opening part? (a) the poem recitation (b) the class skit (c) the prayer song (d) the group song
18. 18.Which of these usually comes in the opening part? (a) the class skit (b) the dance performance (c) the group song (d) welcoming the guests
19. 19.True or false: “Thank you all for coming. We hope you enjoyed the show.” is thanking performers. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “What a performance! Let’s give Class 4 a big round of applause.” is thanking performers. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎙️ What is the anchor doing with this line? “What a performance! Let’s give Class 4 a big round of applause.” (a) inviting a guest (b) closing the event (c) thanking performers (d) introducing an item
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.Which of these usually comes in the closing part? (a) the group song (b) the National Anthem (c) welcoming the guests (d) the class skit
24. 24.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: the National Anthem or lighting the lamp? (a) the National Anthem (b) lighting the lamp
25. 25.📋 In which part of a school function does welcoming the guests usually come? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the middle
26. 26.True or false: “What a performance! Let’s give Class 4 a big round of applause.” is introducing an item. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎙️ What is the anchor doing with this line? “May I request our chief guest to come up and light the lamp?” (a) closing the event (b) thanking performers (c) inviting a guest (d) introducing an item
28. 28.📋 In which part of a school function does the dance performance usually come? (a) the middle (b) the closing (c) the opening
29. 29.Which of these usually comes in the opening part? (a) the vote of thanks (b) the prize distribution (c) the group song (d) lighting the lamp
30. 30.🎙️ What is the anchor doing with this line? “That poem made us feel the rain. Well done, Class 2!” (a) inviting a guest (b) closing the event (c) introducing an item (d) thanking performers
31. 31.Which of these usually comes in the middle part? (a) the group song (b) the prayer song (c) welcoming the guests (d) the National Anthem
32. 32.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: the prize distribution or the prayer song? (a) the prize distribution (b) the prayer song
33. 33.True or false: “Thank you, Class 7, for that wonderful skit.” is closing the event. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎙️ What is the anchor doing with this line? “Thank you all for coming. We hope you enjoyed the show.” (a) introducing an item (b) closing the event (c) inviting a guest (d) thanking performers
35. 35.📋 In which part of a school function does the group song usually come? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the middle
36. 36.True or false: “Next, the children of Class 4 present a lively folk dance.” is introducing an item. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “What a performance! Let’s give Class 4 a big round of applause.” is closing the event. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.⏳ 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
39. 39.📛 Why should an anchor check the names of performers and guests? (a) to make them shorter (b) to skip them (c) to change them (d) to say them correctly
40. 40.True or false: “That poem made us feel the rain. Well done, Class 2!” is thanking performers. (a) False (b) True

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