Public Speaking Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Public speaking lesson 8: Part 1 test: speaking basics · Set 23 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cramming late at night (b) skipping breakfast (c) staring at the floor (d) stretching your arms
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) sipping water before (c) changing your speed (d) keeping your chin up
3. 3.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) speaking to the back row (c) shouting every word (d) sipping water before
5. 5.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: stretching your arms? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
6. 6.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “principal”?
7. 7.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) distracting (b) helpful
8. 8.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: slow deep breaths? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
9. 9.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Good morning, everyone (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Oi, all of you (d) Yo, listen up
10. 10.🏠 What is a good way to practise at home? (a) only read it silently (b) never say it aloud (c) speak it to your family (d) just think about it
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) open hands (c) relaxed shoulders (d) standing tall
12. 12.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
13. 13.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “examination”?
14. 14.Which word has a silent k? (a) debt (b) crumb (c) half (d) knob
15. 15.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
16. 16.True or false: “eyes on the floor” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) picturing it going well (b) staring at the floor (c) cramming late at night (d) hiding behind notes
18. 18.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) skip the name (b) ask and practise it (c) mumble it quickly (d) guess it on stage
19. 19.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) chin up (c) feet steady and apart (d) back to the audience
21. 21.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: rushing to finish? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
22. 22.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) skip it (b) say it in one rush (c) whisper it (d) break it into syllables
23. 23.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) rushing to finish (b) skipping breakfast (c) standing tall (d) thinking you will fail
24. 24.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “climb”? (a) h (b) w (c) t (d) b
25. 25.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
26. 26.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
27. 27.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
28. 28.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
29. 29.True or false: “reading with head down” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) behind your head (b) in tight fists (c) relaxed at your sides (d) deep in your pockets
31. 31.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
32. 32.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) eyes on the floor (c) staring at the slides (d) looking around the room
36. 36.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
37. 37.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) swaying side to side (c) slouching (d) facing the audience
38. 38.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
39. 39.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) shoulders back, open (b) hunched and closed (c) looking at the exit (d) arms tightly crossed

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