Public Speaking Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Public speaking lesson 8: Part 1 test: speaking basics · Set 43 · 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: “stretching your arms” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “smiling at a friend” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Guess what happened! (c) It is my privilege to (d) I would like to begin by
4. 4.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) arriving early (b) knowing your opening (c) cramming late at night (d) sipping some water
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
8. 8.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause
9. 9.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) long, hard words (c) lots of difficult terms (d) only big numbers
11. 11.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) sipping water before (d) keeping your chin up
12. 12.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking around the room (b) including the back row (c) looking out the window (d) meeting a few eyes
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Gonna tell you something (d) I would like to begin by
15. 15.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
16. 16.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) hiding behind notes (b) saying sorry first (c) skipping practice (d) slow deep breaths
18. 18.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrist”? (a) s (b) t (c) w (d) p
19. 19.👀 Good or poor eye contact: including the back row? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
20. 20.True or false: sharing an amazing fact you just learned suits a serious face. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) melodious (b) expressive (c) energetic (d) monotonous
22. 22.True or false: “staring at the floor” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) mumbling (c) rushing through it (d) speaking to the back row
24. 24.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) helpful (b) distracting
25. 25.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the floor (b) picturing it going well (c) practising aloud (d) smiling at a friend
27. 27.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) cramming late at night (b) smiling at a friend (c) rushing to finish (d) skipping practice
29. 29.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knife”? (a) l (b) h (c) k (d) s
31. 31.Which word has a silent k? (a) debt (b) calm (c) knee (d) raspberry
32. 32.🔊 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
33. 33.True or false: “hiding behind notes” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
35. 35.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace
36. 36.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: picturing it going well? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Hey guys! (c) It is my privilege to (d) What’s up, everyone?
38. 38.🙂 Which expression suits welcoming new students to the school? (a) a surprised look (b) a serious face (c) a warm smile
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eyes on the floor (b) staring at the ceiling (c) glancing down, then up (d) staring at the slides
40. 40.🙂 Which expression suits talking about road safety and accidents? (a) a surprised look (b) a serious face (c) a warm smile

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