Public Speaking Worksheet: Final Test

Public speaking lesson 24: Final test: public speaking · Set 242 · 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.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: thinking you will fail? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
2. 2.True or false: for the marks of five students in one test, a bar chart is the best choice. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.💭 A “thought for the day” in assembly is usually… (a) a short wise saying (b) a long story (c) a maths sum (d) a weather report
4. 4.🏁 A memorable ending should be… (a) short and strong (b) about a new topic (c) long and slow (d) a whispered mumble
5. 5.True or false: “looking around the room” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: the dance performance or welcoming the guests? (a) the dance performance (b) welcoming the guests
7. 7.📅 On which date of January is India’s Republic Day?
8. 8.🪝 What kind of opening is this? “Have you ever wondered where your tiffin waste goes?” (a) a weak opening (b) a question hook (c) a story hook (d) a fact hook
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing off the stage (b) stopping mid-sentence (c) looking up at the end (d) trailing off
10. 10.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
11. 11.🙏 At a school function, which usually comes first: the vote of thanks or welcoming the guests? (a) the vote of thanks (b) welcoming the guests
12. 12.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking out the window? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) mumbling (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking into your notes
14. 14.Which word has a silent w? (a) knife (b) half (c) design (d) write
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off (b) apologising at the end (c) a clear last line (d) stopping mid-sentence
16. 16.🙋 When you answer an audience question, which do you do first: answer briefly or listen to the question? (a) answer briefly (b) listen to the question
17. 17.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
18. 18.True or false: “Two friends helped him walk slowly back to the bus.” is the problem in the story. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🏁 What kind of ending is this? “Pick up one wrapper on your way out today.” (a) a summary (b) a link to the opening (c) a weak ending (d) a call to action
20. 20.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) a new topic (c) an example or a reason (d) a goodbye
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) reasons for your idea (c) a story proving a point (d) introducing the topic
22. 22.True or false: a speech on the brave freedom fighters of India suits Independence Day. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: the poem recitation or the National Anthem? (a) the poem recitation (b) the National Anthem
24. 24.Which word has a silent b? (a) talk (b) reign (c) knife (d) climb
25. 25.📝 What helps most to start a speech calmly? (a) knowing the opening well (b) skipping the opening (c) eating a huge meal (d) speaking very fast
26. 26.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the main points? (a) the call to action (b) the main points
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) a preview of the points (c) the attention hook (d) the main points
28. 28.⏱️ Tara’s class presentation has 420 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
29. 29.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
30. 30.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
31. 31.🪧 What does the phrase “Let me start with” do in a speech? (a) adds another point (b) shows a contrast (c) starts the first point (d) gives an example
32. 32.🏫 Whom do you usually greet first in an assembly speech? (a) the Principal (b) the youngest child (c) your best friend (d) nobody at all
33. 33.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) a few seconds per person (c) watching one friend only (d) looking around the room
34. 34.🪝 Which is the stronger opening for a talk on saving water? (a) “My topic is water.” (b) “Ever seen a dry tap?”
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping answers short (b) repeating the question (c) looking at everyone (d) interrupting the asker
36. 36.🧐 Is this a fact or an opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
37. 37.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “glisten”? (a) w (b) h (c) t (d) b
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Guess what happened! (c) So, like, yeah (d) You won’t believe this!
39. 39.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
40. 40.Which word has a silent t? (a) knee (b) yolk (c) glisten (d) island

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