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 is the odd one out? (a) thinking you will fail (b) skipping practice (c) cramming late at night (d) standing tall
- 3.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) looking out the window (b) staring at the ceiling (c) meeting a few eyes (d) watching one friend only
- 4.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) hands deep in pockets (c) touching your hair a lot (d) natural gestures
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a title on each slide (b) short bullet points (c) crowded, busy pictures (d) a clear, large picture
- 6.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
- 7.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
- 8.⏱️ Ananya’s science fair talk has 600 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
- 9.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
- 10.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) natural gestures (c) open hands (d) hands deep in pockets
- 11.True or false: “Lots of people say trees are good.” is a vague claim. (a) False (b) True
- 12.🪝 What kind of opening is this? “What would you do if the lights went out for a week?” (a) a weak opening (b) a question hook (c) a fact hook (d) a story hook
- 13.True or false: “flashy spinning effects” is a poor slide habit. (a) False (b) True
- 14.Which of these is a poor slide habit? (a) one idea per slide (b) a title on each slide (c) big, readable fonts (d) reading out every slide
- 15.True or false: for the top speeds of five animals, a bar chart is the best choice. (a) False (b) True
- 16.True or false: a speech asking classmates to stop wasting food is mainly to persuade. (a) True (b) False
- 17.True or false: “A big thank-you to our teachers, who worked hard behind the scenes.” belongs in a vote of thanks. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🖥️ Good or poor slide habit: one idea per slide? (a) a good slide habit (b) a poor slide habit
- 19.👀 Good or poor eye contact: staring at the slides? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
- 20.🪝 What kind of opening is this? “Sorry, I did not prepare much, but here goes.” (a) a story hook (b) a fact hook (c) a question hook (d) a weak opening
- 21.Which of these is a good slide habit? (a) few words, big text (b) tiny 10-point text (c) flashy spinning effects (d) ten fonts on one slide
- 22.Which phrase sums up? (a) Another point is (b) Even so (c) In short (d) For example
- 23.🙏 At a school function, which usually comes first: the National Anthem or welcoming the guests? (a) the National Anthem (b) welcoming the guests
- 24.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knit”? (a) b (b) t (c) k (d) l
- 25.True or false: “slow deep breaths” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too many bullet points (b) dark text on light (c) yellow text on white (d) crowded, busy pictures
- 27.⏱️ Tara’s class presentation has 280 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
- 28.🔎 Is this a specific example or a vague claim? “When Meena read for 20 minutes a day, she finished six storybooks in one term.” (a) a vague claim (b) a specific example
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) facing the audience (c) relaxed shoulders (d) feet steady and apart
- 30.🙏 Is this line from a welcome address or a vote of thanks? “Good evening and welcome, dear parents, teachers and friends.” (a) a welcome address (b) a vote of thanks
- 31.True or false: “saying sorry first” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
- 32.🙂 Which expression suits welcoming new students to the school? (a) a surprised look (b) a warm smile (c) a serious face
- 33.📊 Which chart best shows a city’s temperature every hour of one day? (a) a pie chart (b) a line chart (c) a bar chart
- 34.🔊 You are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
- 35.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a new topic (b) a goodbye (c) nothing else (d) an example or a reason
- 36.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
- 37.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🙏 At a school function, which usually comes first: the welcome address or the dance performance? (a) the welcome address (b) the dance performance
- 39.True or false: “arriving early” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🪝 What kind of opening is this? “One morning, Ravi’s grandmother handed him an old wooden box.” (a) a fact hook (b) a weak opening (c) a story hook (d) a question hook
Answer key
- a good Q&A habit
- standing tall
- meeting a few eyes
- natural gestures
- crowded, busy pictures
- calm and gentle
- an unhelpful voice habit
- 4
- True
- hands deep in pockets
- True
- a question hook
- True
- reading out every slide
- True
- True
- True
- a good slide habit
- poor eye contact
- a weak opening
- few words, big text
- In short
- welcoming the guests
- k
- False
- dark text on light
- 2
- a specific example
- slouching
- a welcome address
- False
- a warm smile
- a line chart
- speak louder
- an example or a reason
- the body
- True
- the welcome address
- False
- a story hook
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