Public Speaking Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Public speaking lesson 8: Part 1 test: speaking basics · Set 14 · 40 questions

Speaker's tip (Find the skill, use the tip): Read the question and find the skill: nerves, voice, body, eyes, pronunciation or audience. Use that lesson’s tip — breathe and prepare, back row and steady pace, pause and pitch, stand tall, look around, finish every word, audience first. Read every option before you choose.

1. 1.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
2. 2.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
3. 3.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) would like (c) going to (d) gonna
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) back to the audience (c) calm, still feet (d) tapping your foot
5. 5.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “debt”? (a) l (b) t (c) b (d) s
6. 6.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) including the back row (b) meeting a few eyes (c) looking out the window (d) a few seconds per person
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
8. 8.True or false: explaining why plastic harms sea animals suits a surprised look. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
11. 11.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) ask ten more at once (b) answer it instantly (c) pause for a moment (d) walk off the stage
12. 12.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
13. 13.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
15. 15.👀 About how long should you look at one person before moving on? (a) a few minutes (b) a few seconds (c) not at all (d) the whole speech
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) open hands (c) back to the audience (d) natural gestures
17. 17.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
18. 18.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) calm, still feet (c) hands deep in pockets (d) feet steady and apart
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) It is my privilege to (c) Guess what happened! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
21. 21.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) skip it (b) mumble it (c) say it faster (d) stress it a little
22. 22.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
23. 23.True or false: “tapping your foot” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
25. 25.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking around the room? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
26. 26.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) looking out the window (b) glancing down, then up (c) eyes on the floor (d) watching one friend only
27. 27.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: knowing your opening? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
28. 28.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
29. 29.Which word has a silent s? (a) debt (b) walk (c) island (d) comb
30. 30.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) looking out the window (c) including the back row (d) reading with head down
31. 31.True or false: “sipping some water” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
33. 33.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) holding the breath (c) deep in the belly (d) the nose alone
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading with head down (b) staring at the ceiling (c) meeting a few eyes (d) looking out the window
35. 35.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
36. 36.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.💓 Your heart beats fast before you go on stage. What does it mean? (a) you must not speak (b) you will surely fail (c) it is a normal feeling (d) you are very ill
38. 38.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “microphone”?
40. 40.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) rushing long words (c) dropping word endings (d) saying word endings

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