Public Speaking Worksheet: Final Test
Speaker's tip (Know it, then say it): Find the topic of the question: voice, body, words, structure, timing, slides, charts, questions or school events. Use that lesson’s tip and read every option before you choose. For number questions, write the calculation first: words = rate × minutes, the missing pie slice = 100 − the others.
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- 1.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: repeating the question? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit
- 2.Which of these usually comes in the middle part? (a) the National Anthem (b) the poem recitation (c) lighting the lamp (d) welcoming the guests
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) smiling at a friend (b) practising aloud (c) skipping breakfast (d) slow deep breaths
- 4.📅 On which date of September is Hindi Diwas?
- 5.⏱️ How many words can Rohan say in 3 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
- 6.🖥️ Which slide is better? (a) eight pictures, 3 ideas (b) one picture, one idea
- 7.🔎 Is this a specific example or a vague claim? “Some things are kind of helpful sometimes.” (a) a vague claim (b) a specific example
- 8.👀 About how long should you look at one person before moving on? (a) not at all (b) the whole speech (c) a few seconds (d) a few minutes
- 9.🪝 What kind of opening is this? “The blue whale is the largest animal on Earth.” (a) a question hook (b) a weak opening (c) a fact hook (d) a story hook
- 10.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
- 11.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) wastes the speech (b) builds interest (c) makes people leave (d) confuses everyone
- 12.📖 Which part of a story is this line? “Just then, the bus drove off without us.” (a) the solution (b) the setting (c) the problem
- 13.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) stressing (c) trailing off (d) pausing
- 14.📛 Why should an anchor check the names of performers and guests? (a) to change them (b) to make them shorter (c) to skip them (d) to say them correctly
- 15.📅 On which date of September is Teachers’ Day celebrated in India?
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear last line (b) adding a new point (c) ending on time (d) pausing before the end
- 17.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
- 18.📅 On which date of January is India’s Republic Day?
- 19.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) slow deep breaths (b) knowing your opening (c) picturing it going well (d) staring at the floor
- 20.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
- 21.⏱️ Aarav’s debate speech has 330 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
- 22.🖥️ Good or poor slide habit: crowded, busy pictures? (a) a poor slide habit (b) a good slide habit
- 23.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) facing the audience (c) slouching (d) natural gestures
- 24.True or false: a speech explaining how a rainbow forms is mainly to inform. (a) True (b) False
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering only friends (b) keeping answers short (c) admitting you don’t know (d) repeating the question
- 26.🙏 When is the vote of thanks usually given? (a) in the middle of a dance (b) before the prayer (c) at the end of the event (d) at the very start
- 27.🙂 You feel shy at the start. Where can you look first? (a) out of the window (b) at a friendly face (c) at your shoes (d) at the ceiling
- 28.🏫 Which day suits an assembly speech on the brave freedom fighters of India? (a) Republic Day (b) World Environment Day (c) Children’s Day (d) Independence Day
- 29.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) pace (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pitch
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) To begin with (b) In addition (c) Firstly (d) Let me start with
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) few words, big text (b) big, readable fonts (c) a title on each slide (d) yellow text on white
- 32.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) the main points
- 33.👂 During a presentation, what should the audience mostly listen to? (a) the sound effects (b) you, the speaker (c) the slide text
- 34.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) a steady pace (d) rushing long words
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one idea per slide (b) a clear, large picture (c) reading out every slide (d) a title on each slide
- 36.🏁 Strong or weak ending habit: pausing before the end? (a) a strong ending habit (b) a weak ending habit
- 37.Which of these usually comes in the opening part? (a) the poem recitation (b) the welcome address (c) the National Anthem (d) the dance performance
- 38.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the floor (b) rushing to finish (c) cramming late at night (d) smiling at a friend
- 40.🙋 When you answer an audience question, which do you do first: check if it helped or answer briefly? (a) check if it helped (b) answer briefly
Answer key
- a good Q&A habit
- the poem recitation
- skipping breakfast
- 14
- 350
- one picture, one idea
- a vague claim
- a few seconds
- a fact hook
- False
- builds interest
- the problem
- trailing off
- to say them correctly
- 5
- adding a new point
- True
- 26
- staring at the floor
- a helpful voice habit
- 3
- a poor slide habit
- slouching
- True
- answering only friends
- at the end of the event
- at a friendly face
- Independence Day
- pitch
- In addition
- yellow text on white
- thanking the audience
- you, the speaker
- rushing long words
- reading out every slide
- a strong ending habit
- the welcome address
- a pause
- smiling at a friend
- answer briefly
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