Public Speaking Worksheet: Final Test

Public speaking lesson 24: Final test: public speaking · Set 297 · 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.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “big, readable fonts” is a good slide habit. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) mumbling (c) trailing off at the end (d) changing your speed
4. 4.True or false: a speech sharing a silly poem about Monday mornings is mainly to entertain. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🏫 Which day suits an assembly speech on the teacher who made me love reading? (a) Children’s Day (b) Teachers’ Day (c) Independence Day (d) Republic Day
6. 6.🙏 At a school function, which usually comes first: the class skit or lighting the lamp? (a) the class skit (b) lighting the lamp
7. 7.📅 On which date of March is World Water Day?
8. 8.🏫 Which day suits an assembly speech on why India became a republic? (a) Independence Day (b) Republic Day (c) Teachers’ Day (d) World Environment Day
9. 9.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the attention hook (b) the call to action (c) reasons for your idea (d) a story proving a point
10. 10.😳 You forget your next line in the middle of a speech. What should you do? (a) stare at the ceiling (b) giggle and walk off (c) pause, check your notes (d) say sorry and sit down
11. 11.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
12. 12.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
13. 13.🖥️ Which slide is better? (a) one picture, one idea (b) eight pictures, 3 ideas
14. 14.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) relaxed at your sides (b) in tight fists (c) deep in your pockets (d) behind your head
15. 15.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) points to something
16. 16.⏱️ Tara speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute class presentation?
17. 17.True or false: “Join our book club this Friday and bring one friend.” is a weak ending. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🪧 What does the phrase “To begin with” do in a speech? (a) sums up (b) starts the first point (c) adds another point (d) gives an example
19. 19.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) fiddling with a pen (c) hands deep in pockets (d) slouching
20. 20.True or false: “Last but not least, thank you all for being here.” belongs in a welcome address. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: a speech urging everyone to plant a tree is mainly to persuade. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) rushing long words (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) opening your mouth well
23. 23.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
24. 24.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
26. 26.True or false: “trying the room first” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: thanking the chief guest suits a surprised look. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🪝 What kind of opening is this? “How many of you walked to school today?” (a) a fact hook (b) a story hook (c) a weak opening (d) a question hook
29. 29.Which of these is a good slide habit? (a) reading out every slide (b) full paragraphs to read (c) one idea per slide (d) too many bullet points
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
31. 31.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: knowing your opening? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
32. 32.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stretching your arms (b) skipping practice (c) saying sorry first (d) cramming late at night
34. 34.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to skip practice (b) to win a prize (c) to get feedback (d) to tire them out
35. 35.True or false: “apologising at the end” is a weak ending habit. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🙏 Is this line from a welcome address or a vote of thanks? “On behalf of the school, I welcome you all to our Annual Day.” (a) a welcome address (b) a vote of thanks
37. 37.🙏 A vote of thanks should be… (a) a brand-new speech (b) long and boring (c) short and sincere (d) full of jokes on guests
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the slides (b) reading with head down (c) looking around the room (d) eyes on the floor
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) a preview of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) introducing the topic
40. 40.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) mumble it (b) stress it a little (c) say it faster (d) skip it

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