Public Speaking Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Public speaking lesson 8: Part 1 test: speaking basics · Set 17 · 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 forget your next line in the middle of a speech. What should you do? (a) stare at the ceiling (b) say sorry and sit down (c) giggle and walk off (d) pause, check your notes
2. 2.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
3. 3.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) calm, still feet (c) feet steady and apart (d) fiddling with a pen
5. 5.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
6. 6.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: saying sorry first? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
8. 8.Which word has a silent g? (a) folk (b) foreign (c) rhino (d) half
9. 9.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
10. 10.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) watching one friend only (b) reading with head down (c) eyes on the floor (d) including the back row
12. 12.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) saying sorry first (b) standing tall (c) rushing to finish (d) hiding behind notes
14. 14.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
15. 15.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “half”? (a) b (b) p (c) l (d) g
16. 16.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: thanking the chief guest suits a serious face. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) saying sorry first (b) staring at the floor (c) skipping practice (d) practising aloud
19. 19.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
20. 20.True or false: “chin up” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
22. 22.👀 Good or poor eye contact: a few seconds per person? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
23. 23.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knit”? (a) g (b) t (c) h (d) k
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) finishing every word (c) speaking into your notes (d) speaking to the back row
25. 25.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
26. 26.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) speaking into your notes (c) mumbling (d) shouting every word
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) breathing from the belly (c) changing your speed (d) covering your mouth
28. 28.True or false: “skipping breakfast” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “smiling at a friend” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “island”? (a) b (b) g (c) p (d) s
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) smiling at a friend (b) slow deep breaths (c) picturing it going well (d) thinking you will fail
33. 33.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: hiding behind notes? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
34. 34.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: picturing it going well? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
35. 35.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) makes people leave (b) confuses everyone (c) builds interest (d) wastes the speech
36. 36.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
37. 37.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
38. 38.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 20 words/min (b) about 400 words/min (c) about 120–150 words/min
39. 39.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a few seconds per person (b) glancing down, then up (c) including the back row (d) eyes on the floor

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