Public Speaking Worksheet: Anchoring Script

Public speaking lesson 23: Anchoring a school event · Set 750 · 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 a school function, which usually comes first: the National Anthem or the dance performance? (a) the National Anthem (b) the dance performance
2. 2.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: the welcome address or the National Anthem? (a) the welcome address (b) the National Anthem
3. 3.🎙️ 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) introducing an item (c) inviting a guest (d) thanking performers
4. 4.📛 Why should an anchor check the names of performers and guests? (a) to skip them (b) to make them shorter (c) to say them correctly (d) to change them
5. 5.📋 In which part of a school function does lighting the lamp usually come? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the middle
6. 6.📋 In which part of a school function does the National Anthem usually come? (a) the middle (b) the opening (c) the closing
7. 7.📋 What does an anchor need from the organisers beforehand? (a) the canteen menu (b) the bus timings (c) the exam papers (d) the running order
8. 8.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: the National Anthem or the group song? (a) the National Anthem (b) the group song
9. 9.⏳ A performer is late. What should the anchor do? (a) calmly fill the gap (b) scold them on stage (c) say they ran away (d) end the event
10. 10.🎙️ What is the anchor doing with this line? “Get ready for a funny skit by Class 7 on saving electricity.” (a) thanking performers (b) inviting a guest (c) closing the event (d) introducing an item
11. 11.🎙️ 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
12. 12.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: the prize distribution or the dance performance? (a) the prize distribution (b) the dance performance
13. 13.True or false: “Next, the children of Class 4 present a lively folk dance.” is inviting a guest. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🎙️ What does an anchor (compere) do at a school event? (a) performs every dance (b) judges the prizes (c) sells the tickets (d) guides the programme
15. 15.📋 In which part of a school function does the group song usually come? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the middle
16. 16.🎙️ What is the anchor doing with this line? “I now invite our Principal to say a few words.” (a) thanking performers (b) introducing an item (c) closing the event (d) inviting a guest
17. 17.True or false: “That poem made us feel the rain. Well done, Class 2!” is introducing an item. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📋 In which part of a school function does the dance performance usually come? (a) the middle (b) the closing (c) the opening
19. 19.🎙️ 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) closing the event (c) thanking performers (d) introducing an item
20. 20.📋 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
21. 21.🎙️ What is the anchor doing with this line? “That poem made us feel the rain. Well done, Class 2!” (a) closing the event (b) introducing an item (c) inviting a guest (d) thanking performers
22. 22.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: the vote of thanks or the welcome address? (a) the vote of thanks (b) the welcome address
23. 23.📋 In which part of a school function does the prayer song usually come? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the middle
24. 24.Which of these usually comes in the closing part? (a) the prize distribution (b) the group song (c) the welcome address (d) the prayer song
25. 25.Which of these usually comes in the opening part? (a) the prize distribution (b) the vote of thanks (c) lighting the lamp (d) the class skit
26. 26.Which of these usually comes in the opening part? (a) the class skit (b) the poem recitation (c) the vote of thanks (d) welcoming the guests
27. 27.🎙️ What is the anchor doing with this line? “Thank you all for coming. We hope you enjoyed the show.” (a) inviting a guest (b) introducing an item (c) closing the event (d) thanking performers
28. 28.📋 In which part of a school function does the class skit usually come? (a) the closing (b) the middle (c) the opening
29. 29.Which of these usually comes in the closing part? (a) the National Anthem (b) the welcome address (c) the poem recitation (d) lighting the lamp
30. 30.True or false: “That poem made us feel the rain. Well done, Class 2!” is inviting a guest. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these usually comes in the opening part? (a) the dance performance (b) the National Anthem (c) the prayer song (d) the poem recitation
32. 32.Which of these usually comes in the middle part? (a) the welcome address (b) the National Anthem (c) the dance performance (d) the prayer song
33. 33.True or false: “Get ready for a funny skit by Class 7 on saving electricity.” is thanking performers. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📋 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
35. 35.📋 In which part of a school function does the poem recitation usually come? (a) the opening (b) the middle (c) the closing
36. 36.True or false: “May I request our chief guest to come up and light the lamp?” is closing the event. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “What a performance! Let’s give Class 4 a big round of applause.” is thanking performers. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🎙️ What is the anchor doing with this line? “Thank you, Class 7, for that wonderful skit.” (a) thanking performers (b) introducing an item (c) inviting a guest (d) closing the event
39. 39.True or false: “I now invite our Principal to say a few words.” is introducing an item. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎙️ What should an anchor do before each item? (a) talk for ten minutes (b) tell the ending (c) skip the names (d) introduce it briefly

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