Public Speaking Worksheet: Final Test

Public speaking lesson 24: Final test: public speaking · Set 365 · 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: “smiling at a friend” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔎 Is this a specific example or a vague claim? “Exercise is nice and stuff.” (a) a vague claim (b) a specific example
3. 3.🎙️ In a practice run, Meera said 560 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
4. 4.True or false: “Let me start with” starts the first point. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: for a city’s temperature every hour of one day, a line chart is the best choice. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Yo, listen up (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Oi, all of you
8. 8.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
9. 9.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
10. 10.🔁 You say one word wrongly while speaking. What is best? (a) apologise many times (b) correct it and go on (c) start all over again (d) stop the speech
11. 11.True or false: “The blue whale is the largest animal on Earth.” is a fact hook. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
13. 13.True or false: “skipping practice” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🎯 What is the main purpose of a speech telling the tale of a very clumsy cook? (a) to entertain (b) to persuade (c) to inform
15. 15.True or false: “In our school garden, the tomato plants we watered daily grew twice as tall.” is a specific example. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📊 Which chart best shows the weights of five school bags? (a) a bar chart (b) a pie chart (c) a line chart
17. 17.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) thanking the audience (b) reasons for your idea
18. 18.Which of these is a poor Q&A habit? (a) repeating the question (b) staying calm (c) making up an answer (d) thanking the asker
19. 19.🙏 At a school function, which usually comes first: the poem recitation or the welcome address? (a) the poem recitation (b) the welcome address
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) standing tall (c) facing the audience (d) fiddling with a pen
21. 21.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: smiling at a friend? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
22. 22.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) arms tightly crossed (b) looking at the exit (c) hunched and closed (d) shoulders back, open
23. 23.📖 After telling a story, what should you do? (a) start a new topic (b) tell three more (c) leave the stage (d) link it to your point
24. 24.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) touching your hair a lot (c) calm, still feet (d) standing tall
25. 25.🙏 Is this line from a welcome address or a vote of thanks? “We are delighted to have all the parents with us this morning.” (a) a vote of thanks (b) a welcome address
26. 26.📈 A line chart is best for showing… (a) a single number (b) a list of names (c) parts of a whole (d) change over time
27. 27.🔒 Which story is NOT okay to share in a school speech? (a) a lesson you learned (b) a friend’s secret (c) a time you helped (d) a funny picnic moment
28. 28.🪝 What is the main job of a speech’s opening? (a) to fill time (b) to thank everyone (c) to end the speech (d) to grab attention
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the asker (b) staying calm (c) rolling your eyes (d) admitting you don’t know
30. 30.🏁 What kind of ending is this? “Start today: carry a cloth bag every time you shop.” (a) a link to the opening (b) a weak ending (c) a call to action (d) a summary
31. 31.🙏 At a school function, which usually comes first: welcoming the guests or the prize distribution? (a) welcoming the guests (b) the prize distribution
32. 32.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) distracting (b) helpful
33. 33.🙋 Is this a polite or an impolite reply to an audience question? “I already said that. Weren’t you listening?” (a) a polite reply (b) an impolite reply
34. 34.Which word has a silent l? (a) walk (b) aisle (c) crumb (d) listen
35. 35.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) skip the hard parts (b) speed up even more (c) slow down on purpose (d) stop breathing
36. 36.🧐 Is this a fact or an opinion? “Mangoes are the best fruit.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
37. 37.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
38. 38.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
39. 39.🏁 What kind of ending is this? “I forgot the rest, so bye.” (a) a link to the opening (b) a call to action (c) a summary (d) a weak ending
40. 40.True or false: a speech on why India became a republic suits Republic Day. (a) False (b) True

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