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Public Speaking Worksheet: Final Test

Public speaking lesson 24: Final test: public speaking · Set 160 · 40 questions
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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. 1.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: repeating the question? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinking you will fail (b) skipping practice (c) cramming late at night (d) standing tall
  3. 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. 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. 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. 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. 7.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
  8. 8.⏱️ Ananya’s science fair talk has 600 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  9. 9.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) natural gestures (c) open hands (d) hands deep in pockets
  11. 11.True or false: “Lots of people say trees are good.” is a vague claim. (a) False (b) True
  12. 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. 13.True or false: “flashy spinning effects” is a poor slide habit. (a) False (b) True
  14. 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. 15.True or false: for the top speeds of five animals, a bar chart is the best choice. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: a speech asking classmates to stop wasting food is mainly to persuade. (a) True (b) False
  17. 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. 18.🖥️ Good or poor slide habit: one idea per slide? (a) a good slide habit (b) a poor slide habit
  19. 19.👀 Good or poor eye contact: staring at the slides? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
  20. 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. 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. 22.Which phrase sums up? (a) Another point is (b) Even so (c) In short (d) For example
  23. 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. 24.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knit”? (a) b (b) t (c) k (d) l
  25. 25.True or false: “slow deep breaths” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
  26. 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. 27.⏱️ Tara’s class presentation has 280 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  28. 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. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) facing the audience (c) relaxed shoulders (d) feet steady and apart
  30. 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. 31.True or false: “saying sorry first” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🙂 Which expression suits welcoming new students to the school? (a) a surprised look (b) a warm smile (c) a serious face
  33. 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. 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. 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. 36.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  37. 37.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
  38. 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. 39.True or false: “arriving early” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
  40. 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

  1. a good Q&A habit
  2. standing tall
  3. meeting a few eyes
  4. natural gestures
  5. crowded, busy pictures
  6. calm and gentle
  7. an unhelpful voice habit
  8. 4
  9. True
  10. hands deep in pockets
  11. True
  12. a question hook
  13. True
  14. reading out every slide
  15. True
  16. True
  17. True
  18. a good slide habit
  19. poor eye contact
  20. a weak opening
  21. few words, big text
  22. In short
  23. welcoming the guests
  24. k
  25. False
  26. dark text on light
  27. 2
  28. a specific example
  29. slouching
  30. a welcome address
  31. False
  32. a warm smile
  33. a line chart
  34. speak louder
  35. an example or a reason
  36. the body
  37. True
  38. the welcome address
  39. False
  40. a story hook

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