Public Speaking Worksheet: Final Test

Public speaking lesson 24: Final test: public speaking · Set 212 · 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.📅 On which date of August is India’s Independence Day?
2. 2.👀 Good or poor eye contact: eyes on the floor? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
3. 3.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) standing tall (b) stretching your arms (c) slow deep breaths (d) staring at the floor
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing to finish (b) skipping breakfast (c) cramming late at night (d) smiling at a friend
5. 5.True or false: “On behalf of the school, I welcome you all to our Annual Day.” belongs in a welcome address. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🪝 Which is the stronger opening for a talk on trees? (a) “Trees. Yes. Trees.” (b) “A tree saved my road.”
7. 7.True or false: “looking around the room” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these usually comes in the closing part? (a) the National Anthem (b) the class skit (c) lighting the lamp (d) the poem recitation
9. 9.True or false: “Could you please repeat the question?” is an impolite reply. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 20 words/min (b) about 400 words/min (c) about 120–150 words/min
11. 11.🚫 Which opening should you avoid? (a) a question (b) a surprising fact (c) a short story (d) starting with “sorry”
12. 12.🥧 A pie chart shows how Class 6 children come to school: 20% walk, 35% come by bus and the rest cycle. What percent cycle?
13. 13.🖥️ Good or poor slide habit: one style throughout? (a) a poor slide habit (b) a good slide habit
14. 14.🥧 A pie chart shows the favourite seasons of a class: 45% choose winter, 35% choose summer and the rest choose the monsoon. What percent choose the monsoon?
15. 15.True or false: “The blue whale is the largest animal on Earth.” is a fact hook. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “chin up” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: a speech on what freedom means to me suits Independence Day. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: skipping practice? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
19. 19.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
20. 20.✂️ Your speech is too long for the time limit. What should you do? (a) ignore the limit (b) cut the weakest part (c) speak super fast (d) skip the ending
21. 21.🔠 Which font size is easiest to read from the back of a classroom? (a) 10 point (b) 32 point (c) 8 point
22. 22.True or false: “first try on the day” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🖥️ How many main ideas should one slide show? (a) twenty (b) ten (c) one
24. 24.True or false: “I already said that. Weren’t you listening?” is a polite reply. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📊 Which chart best shows the heights of four different plants? (a) a line chart (b) a bar chart (c) a pie chart
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) open hands (c) swaying side to side (d) slouching
27. 27.True or false: “standing tall” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or the memorable last line? (a) a story proving a point (b) the memorable last line
29. 29.🪝 What kind of opening is this? “Have you ever wondered where your tiffin waste goes?” (a) a fact hook (b) a weak opening (c) a question hook (d) a story hook
30. 30.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 50 (b) none at all (c) about 20 (d) about 2 or 3
31. 31.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
32. 32.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) watching one friend only (b) looking at each section (c) staring at the slides (d) staring at the ceiling
33. 33.🙋 Is this a polite or an impolite reply to an audience question? “Good point. Let me explain that part again.” (a) an impolite reply (b) a polite reply
34. 34.🖥️ Good or poor slide habit: few words, big text? (a) a good slide habit (b) a poor slide habit
35. 35.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “education”?
36. 36.True or false: “tiny 10-point text” is a good slide habit. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is a weak ending habit? (a) trailing off (b) pausing before the end (c) a clear last line (d) looking up at the end
38. 38.True or false: “It was the night before the science fair, and our volcano would not erupt.” is a question hook. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “It was a foggy winter morning at the bus stop.” is the problem in the story. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knife”? (a) p (b) b (c) k (d) w

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