Public Speaking Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Public speaking lesson 8: Part 1 test: speaking basics · Set 24 · 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.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Guess what happened!
3. 3.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Hey guys! (d) Good morning, respected
4. 4.True or false: “slouching” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) standing tall (c) touching your hair a lot (d) chin up
7. 7.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: slow deep breaths? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
8. 8.True or false: talking about road safety and accidents suits a serious face. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
10. 10.🙂 You feel shy at the start. Where can you look first? (a) at the ceiling (b) out of the window (c) at a friendly face (d) at your shoes
11. 11.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) hiding behind notes (b) smiling at a friend (c) skipping practice (d) saying sorry first
12. 12.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
13. 13.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) rushing through it (c) covering your mouth (d) shouting every word
15. 15.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) reading with head down (b) meeting a few eyes (c) glancing down, then up (d) looking at each section
16. 16.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) testing your hearing (b) warming up clear speech (c) making people sleepy (d) learning new maths
17. 17.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
18. 18.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
20. 20.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) helpful (b) distracting
22. 22.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “pronunciation”?
24. 24.👀 Good or poor eye contact: staring at the ceiling? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
25. 25.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
26. 26.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) mumbling (c) shouting every word (d) trailing off at the end
27. 27.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
28. 28.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) covering your mouth (c) checking names first (d) chewing gum as you talk
29. 29.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
31. 31.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) relaxed at your sides (b) in tight fists (c) behind your head (d) deep in your pockets
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) shouting every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) breathing from the belly
33. 33.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “looking out the window” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinking you will fail (b) skipping practice (c) picturing it going well (d) cramming late at night
36. 36.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) practising aloud (b) cramming late at night (c) saying sorry first (d) skipping practice
37. 37.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
38. 38.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: stretching your arms? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
39. 39.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) skip the name (b) mumble it quickly (c) ask and practise it (d) guess it on stage
40. 40.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder

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