Public Speaking Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Public speaking lesson 8: Part 1 test: speaking basics · Set 8 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) shouting every word (c) speaking into your notes (d) speaking to the back row
2. 2.🙂 Which expression suits thanking the chief guest? (a) a warm smile (b) a surprised look (c) a serious face
3. 3.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which word has a silent l? (a) walk (b) rhino (c) sign (d) answer
5. 5.True or false: “standing tall” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) It is my privilege to (c) Guess what happened! (d) Gonna tell you something
8. 8.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “castle”? (a) g (b) k (c) p (d) t
9. 9.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Guess what happened! (d) I would like to begin by
10. 10.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
11. 11.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “tapping your foot” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “education”?
15. 15.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) gets very loud (b) stops in the middle (c) rises at the end (d) goes silent
16. 16.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking at each section? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
17. 17.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
19. 19.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) natural gestures (c) feet steady and apart (d) tapping your foot
20. 20.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: arriving early? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
21. 21.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the floor (b) picturing it going well (c) saying sorry first (d) skipping practice
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) sipping water before (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking into your notes
24. 24.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) skipping breakfast (b) staring at the floor (c) rushing to finish (d) sipping some water
25. 25.🙂 Which expression suits giving the rules of an exam hall? (a) a warm smile (b) a serious face (c) a surprised look
26. 26.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause
27. 27.Which word has a silent k? (a) half (b) knob (c) wrist (d) honest
28. 28.📝 You have notes. How should you use them? (a) stare only at them (b) glance down, look up (c) hold them over your face (d) read with head down
29. 29.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
30. 30.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about volume. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “slouching” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
33. 33.Which word has a silent p? (a) walk (b) raspberry (c) island (d) wrap
34. 34.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: practising aloud? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
35. 35.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) stretching your arms (b) staring at the floor (c) saying sorry first (d) cramming late at night
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the floor (b) arriving early (c) slow deep breaths (d) knowing your opening
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) calm, still feet (c) facing the audience (d) fiddling with a pen
38. 38.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) So, like, yeah (c) Guess what happened! (d) Respected judges,
39. 39.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “half”? (a) t (b) s (c) h (d) l
40. 40.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear

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