Public Speaking Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Public speaking lesson 8: Part 1 test: speaking basics · Set 36 · 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 are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
2. 2.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
4. 4.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
5. 5.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: slow deep breaths? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
7. 7.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) in tight fists (b) deep in your pockets (c) behind your head (d) relaxed at your sides
8. 8.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) builds interest (b) wastes the speech (c) makes people leave (d) confuses everyone
10. 10.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🙂 You feel shy at the start. Where can you look first? (a) at the ceiling (b) at your shoes (c) at a friendly face (d) out of the window
12. 12.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
13. 13.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) testing your hearing (b) making people sleepy (c) warming up clear speech (d) learning new maths
14. 14.True or false: welcoming new students to the school suits a surprised look. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
18. 18.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) checking names first (c) breaking long words up (d) rushing long words
19. 19.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) sipping water before (c) rushing through it (d) keeping your chin up
20. 20.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
22. 22.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak to reach the back (b) shout angrily (c) speak very fast (d) whisper softly
23. 23.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) looking around the room (b) looking at each section (c) including the back row (d) staring at the ceiling
24. 24.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “aisle”? (a) w (b) t (c) p (d) s
25. 25.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) skipping breakfast (b) saying sorry first (c) cramming late at night (d) sipping some water
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
27. 27.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) hunched and closed (b) shoulders back, open (c) arms tightly crossed (d) looking at the exit
28. 28.True or false: “knowing your opening” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.😟 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
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) hands deep in pockets (c) chin up (d) feet steady and apart
31. 31.💓 Your heart beats fast before you go on stage. What does it mean? (a) you are very ill (b) you must not speak (c) it is a normal feeling (d) you will surely fail
32. 32.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “hiding behind notes” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “sipping some water” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) trailing off (b) projecting (c) stressing (d) pausing
36. 36.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) matches your words (b) goes against words (c) hides your face (d) repeats nonstop
37. 37.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
38. 38.Which word has a silent g? (a) sign (b) aisle (c) knit (d) lamb
39. 39.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Respected judges, (c) Gonna tell you something (d) So, like, yeah
40. 40.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit

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