Public Speaking Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Public speaking lesson 8: Part 1 test: speaking basics · Set 37 · 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 of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) sipping water before (c) mumbling (d) shouting every word
2. 2.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) behind your head (b) relaxed at your sides (c) deep in your pockets (d) in tight fists
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
4. 4.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
5. 5.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
6. 6.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
7. 7.True or false: “a few seconds per person” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
9. 9.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
10. 10.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
11. 11.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
12. 12.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) leaning on one leg (b) swaying to and fro (c) hopping on the spot (d) tall, feet steady
13. 13.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) rushing to finish (b) cramming late at night (c) practising aloud (d) skipping practice
14. 14.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a number
15. 15.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
16. 16.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “examination”?
17. 17.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Respected judges, (c) Hey guys! (d) It is my privilege to
20. 20.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.👀 In a big hall, how can you make eye contact with everyone? (a) look at one person (b) look at the floor (c) close your eyes (d) look at each section
22. 22.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause
23. 23.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) rushing long words (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) breaking long words up
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Respected judges, (d) Hey guys!
25. 25.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “design”? (a) k (b) t (c) p (d) g
26. 26.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping practice (b) knowing your opening (c) hiding behind notes (d) skipping breakfast
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) speaking to the back row (c) speaking into your notes (d) changing your speed
29. 29.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) repeat the last word (b) say “um” louder (c) speak faster (d) pause silently
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving early (b) cramming late at night (c) standing tall (d) practising aloud
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) knowing your opening (b) arriving early (c) skipping breakfast (d) slow deep breaths
32. 32.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: thinking you will fail? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
33. 33.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: skipping practice? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
34. 34.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) so the back row hears (c) in a whisper (d) only for the front row
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Guess what happened! (c) So, like, yeah (d) It is my privilege to
36. 36.👀 Good or poor eye contact: glancing down, then up? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
37. 37.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
39. 39.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) watching one friend only (b) glancing down, then up (c) looking around the room (d) including the back row
40. 40.True or false: “facing the audience” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True

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