Public Speaking Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Public speaking lesson 8: Part 1 test: speaking basics · Set 31 · 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.True or false: “hiding behind notes” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) changing your speed (c) shouting every word (d) rushing through it
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Good morning, respected (c) Hey guys! (d) Gonna tell you something
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) mumbling (c) shouting every word (d) sipping water before
5. 5.🙂 Which expression suits telling a happy holiday memory? (a) a serious face (b) a warm smile (c) a surprised look
6. 6.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) feet steady and apart (c) touching your hair a lot (d) tapping your foot
7. 7.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hide it behind you (b) cover it with a cloth (c) keep it in your bag (d) hold it up to show
8. 8.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: standing tall? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) sipping water before (c) breathing from the belly (d) keeping your chin up
10. 10.😟 Your hands shake just before your class talk. What is the best thing to do? (a) run out of the room (b) talk super fast (c) refuse to speak (d) take slow deep breaths
11. 11.👀 Good or poor eye contact: reading with head down? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
12. 12.True or false: “meeting a few eyes” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
14. 14.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
17. 17.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) learning new maths (b) warming up clear speech (c) making people sleepy (d) testing your hearing
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) open hands (c) standing tall (d) touching your hair a lot
19. 19.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Respected judges, (c) Hey guys! (d) I would like to begin by
20. 20.👀 Good or poor eye contact: glancing down, then up? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
21. 21.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) skipping practice (b) staring at the floor (c) practising aloud (d) saying sorry first
22. 22.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Good morning, everyone (c) Hey guys, what’s up (d) Oi, all of you
23. 23.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) standing tall (b) back to the audience (c) hands deep in pockets (d) fiddling with a pen
24. 24.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
25. 25.Which word has a silent k? (a) knit (b) yolk (c) wrist (d) receipt
26. 26.True or false: reaching the twist in your story suits a warm smile. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “listen”? (a) t (b) k (c) g (d) b
28. 28.🔊 You are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping practice (b) hiding behind notes (c) skipping breakfast (d) picturing it going well
30. 30.True or false: “eyes on the floor” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) points to something
32. 32.👀 Good or poor eye contact: a few seconds per person? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
33. 33.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) going to (c) would like (d) gonna
34. 34.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) including the back row (b) looking at each section (c) looking around the room (d) staring at the ceiling
35. 35.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow deep breaths (b) practising aloud (c) standing tall (d) staring at the floor
37. 37.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
38. 38.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “folk”? (a) l (b) g (c) s (d) t
39. 39.👀 Good or poor eye contact: including the back row? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
40. 40.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) stops in the middle (b) goes silent (c) rises at the end (d) gets very loud

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