Public Speaking Worksheet: Final Test

Public speaking lesson 24: Final test: public speaking · Set 182 · 40 questions

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.

1. 1.🙏 Whom does a vote of thanks usually thank first? (a) yourself (b) the last row only (c) no one at all (d) the chief guest
2. 2.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) trying the room first (c) testing slides on stage (d) only reading silently
3. 3.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knee”? (a) b (b) p (c) l (d) k
4. 4.🔊 You are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
5. 5.🎯 What is the main purpose of a speech giving directions to the school library? (a) to inform (b) to entertain (c) to persuade
6. 6.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
7. 7.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
8. 8.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) goes silent (b) gets very loud (c) rises at the end (d) stops in the middle
9. 9.😊 What does a smile at the start tell the audience? (a) you are friendly (b) you want to leave (c) you are bored (d) you are angry
10. 10.📋 In which part of a school function does the poem recitation usually come? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the middle
11. 11.Which word has a silent h? (a) comb (b) yolk (c) rhino (d) raspberry
12. 12.🙏 At a school function, which usually comes first: the prayer song or the dance performance? (a) the prayer song (b) the dance performance
13. 13.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
14. 14.📈 A line chart shows a bean plant’s height: 7 cm in week 1 and 21 cm in week 8. How many cm did it grow?
15. 15.True or false: “staring at the slides” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) mumble it quickly (b) guess it on stage (c) skip the name (d) ask and practise it
17. 17.🪝 Which is the stronger opening for a talk on trees? (a) “A tree saved my road.” (b) “Trees. Yes. Trees.”
18. 18.🪧 What does the phrase “Secondly” do in a speech? (a) gives an example (b) adds another point (c) starts the first point (d) shows a contrast
19. 19.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
20. 20.🏁 What kind of ending is this? “In short, reading builds words, ideas and imagination.” (a) a call to action (b) a link to the opening (c) a weak ending (d) a summary
21. 21.True or false: a speech on what freedom means to me suits Independence Day. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “Up next is a poem about the monsoon, recited by Class 2.” is introducing an item. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🪧 What does the phrase “On the other hand” do in a speech? (a) adds another point (b) shows a contrast (c) gives an example (d) starts the first point
24. 24.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Hey guys! (d) Gonna tell you something
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) reasons for your idea (c) facts and examples (d) thanking the audience
26. 26.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: the vote of thanks or the class skit? (a) the vote of thanks (b) the class skit
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping breakfast (b) hiding behind notes (c) knowing your opening (d) staring at the floor
28. 28.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) so the back row hears (b) only for the front row (c) in a whisper (d) as loud as a scream
29. 29.🐶 Your story ends with a lost puppy found safe. Which face fits? (a) an angry frown (b) a bored yawn (c) a big smile (d) a blank stare
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) trailing off at the end (c) speaking into your notes (d) sipping water before
31. 31.🪧 “___, let me tell you why sleep matters.” — the very first point. Which fits? (a) However (b) To begin with (c) To sum up (d) In conclusion
32. 32.True or false: a speech convincing the principal to add a reading hour is mainly to entertain. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📋 What does an anchor need from the organisers beforehand? (a) the canteen menu (b) the bus timings (c) the exam papers (d) the running order
34. 34.🧐 Is this a fact or an opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
35. 35.🪧 “I have told you about trees and rivers. ___, nature needs our care.” Which fits? (a) To sum up (b) Secondly (c) For example (d) Firstly
36. 36.🔎 Is this a specific example or a vague claim? “Everything is better when things are better.” (a) a vague claim (b) a specific example
37. 37.📈 A line chart shows a bean plant’s height: 8 cm in week 1 and 11 cm in week 4. How many cm did it grow?
38. 38.🥧 A pie chart shows the favourite seasons of a class: 15% choose winter, 35% choose summer and the rest choose the monsoon. What percent choose the monsoon?
39. 39.True or false: “Then I saw that my speech notes were missing.” is the problem in the story. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Summer holidays should be longer.” is a fact. (a) False (b) True

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