Public Speaking Worksheet: Anchoring Script

Public speaking lesson 23: Anchoring a school event · Set 645 · 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 welcome address usually come? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the middle
2. 2.True or false: “Get ready for a funny skit by Class 7 on saving electricity.” is introducing an item. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these usually comes in the middle part? (a) welcoming the guests (b) the group song (c) lighting the lamp (d) the welcome address
4. 4.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: the prize distribution or the prayer song? (a) the prize distribution (b) the prayer song
5. 5.📛 Why should an anchor check the names of performers and guests? (a) to skip them (b) to make them shorter (c) to change them (d) to say them correctly
6. 6.Which of these usually comes in the opening part? (a) the National Anthem (b) the prize distribution (c) the vote of thanks (d) welcoming the guests
7. 7.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: the vote of thanks or the group song? (a) the vote of thanks (b) the group song
8. 8.🎙️ What is the anchor doing with this line? “Please stand for the National Anthem.” (a) introducing an item (b) thanking performers (c) inviting a guest (d) closing the event
9. 9.📋 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
10. 10.🎙️ What is the anchor doing with this line? “Get ready for a funny skit by Class 7 on saving electricity.” (a) inviting a guest (b) thanking performers (c) closing the event (d) introducing an item
11. 11.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: the prayer song or the class skit? (a) the prayer song (b) the class skit
12. 12.Which of these usually comes in the opening part? (a) the class skit (b) the prize distribution (c) lighting the lamp (d) the dance performance
13. 13.Which of these usually comes in the middle part? (a) the prize distribution (b) welcoming the guests (c) the class skit (d) lighting the lamp
14. 14.📋 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
15. 15.🎙️ What is the anchor doing with this line? “Thank you, Class 7, for that wonderful skit.” (a) inviting a guest (b) introducing an item (c) closing the event (d) thanking performers
16. 16.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: the dance performance or the prize distribution? (a) the dance performance (b) the prize distribution
17. 17.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: lighting the lamp or the National Anthem? (a) lighting the lamp (b) the National Anthem
18. 18.🎙️ What is the anchor doing with this line? “Next, the children of Class 4 present a lively folk dance.” (a) thanking performers (b) introducing an item (c) closing the event (d) inviting a guest
19. 19.Which of these usually comes in the closing part? (a) lighting the lamp (b) the dance performance (c) the prize distribution (d) the prayer song
20. 20.True or false: “Next, the children of Class 4 present a lively folk dance.” is closing the event. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📋 In which part of a school function does lighting the lamp usually come? (a) the middle (b) the closing (c) the opening
22. 22.🎙️ What should an anchor do before each item? (a) tell the ending (b) talk for ten minutes (c) skip the names (d) introduce it briefly
23. 23.True or false: “May I request our chief guest to come up and light the lamp?” is introducing an item. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📋 In which part of a school function does the class skit usually come? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the middle
25. 25.True or false: “I now invite our Principal to say a few words.” is closing the event. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🎙️ What does an anchor (compere) do at a school event? (a) sells the tickets (b) performs every dance (c) judges the prizes (d) guides the programme
27. 27.🎙️ 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) closing the event (c) inviting a guest (d) thanking performers
28. 28.True or false: “Up next is a poem about the monsoon, recited by Class 2.” is inviting a guest. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “That brings us to the end of our Annual Day. Travel home safely.” is introducing an item. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “What a performance! Let’s give Class 4 a big round of applause.” is closing the event. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: the group song or the welcome address? (a) the group song (b) the welcome address
32. 32.True or false: “We request our chief guest to give away the prizes.” is inviting a guest. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these usually comes in the closing part? (a) the class skit (b) the group song (c) the vote of thanks (d) the poem recitation
34. 34.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: the poem recitation or the prayer song? (a) the poem recitation (b) the prayer song
35. 35.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: the dance performance or welcoming the guests? (a) the dance performance (b) welcoming the guests
36. 36.📋 In which part of a school function does the National Anthem usually come? (a) the middle (b) the closing (c) the opening
37. 37.📋 In which part of a school function does welcoming the guests usually come? (a) the middle (b) the closing (c) the opening
38. 38.⏳ A performer is late. What should the anchor do? (a) say they ran away (b) scold them on stage (c) end the event (d) calmly fill the gap
39. 39.🎙️ What is the anchor doing with this line? “That poem made us feel the rain. Well done, Class 2!” (a) introducing an item (b) inviting a guest (c) closing the event (d) thanking performers
40. 40.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: the National Anthem or the prayer song? (a) the National Anthem (b) the prayer song

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