Public Speaking Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Public speaking lesson 8: Part 1 test: speaking basics · Set 3 · 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.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
2. 2.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
4. 4.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
5. 5.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
6. 6.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) gonna (b) grateful (c) would like (d) going to
7. 7.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) mumbling (c) changing your speed (d) speaking to the back row
8. 8.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking at each section? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
9. 9.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
10. 10.True or false: “including the back row” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
12. 12.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
13. 13.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) shoulders back, open (b) looking at the exit (c) arms tightly crossed (d) hunched and closed
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying sorry first (b) staring at the floor (c) thinking you will fail (d) slow deep breaths
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) relaxed shoulders (c) slouching (d) natural gestures
18. 18.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) distracting (b) helpful
19. 19.Which word has a silent g? (a) wrap (b) hour (c) wrist (d) foreign
20. 20.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
21. 21.Which word has a silent s? (a) design (b) debt (c) knife (d) island
22. 22.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) arriving early (b) saying sorry first (c) cramming late at night (d) skipping practice
23. 23.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “listen”? (a) h (b) t (c) s (d) k
25. 25.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “design”? (a) g (b) h (c) t (d) k
27. 27.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
28. 28.👀 Good or poor eye contact: a few seconds per person? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
29. 29.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “yolk”? (a) b (b) w (c) l (d) p
30. 30.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) calm, still feet (c) feet steady and apart (d) tapping your foot
31. 31.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) speaking into your notes (c) sipping water before (d) shouting every word
32. 32.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
35. 35.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume
36. 36.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) stops in the middle (b) rises at the end (c) gets very loud (d) goes silent
39. 39.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) distracting (b) helpful
40. 40.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) hiding behind notes (b) picturing it going well (c) slow deep breaths (d) practising aloud

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