Public Speaking Worksheet: Final Test

Public speaking lesson 24: Final test: public speaking · Set 383 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) natural gestures (c) tapping your foot (d) facing the audience
2. 2.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
3. 3.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) a goodbye (c) an example or a reason (d) a new topic
4. 4.True or false: “Light from the Sun takes about eight minutes to reach the Earth.” is a fact hook. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: a speech on a thank-you to our teachers suits Teachers’ Day. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) testing slides on stage (c) practising only once (d) rewriting it last night
7. 7.🏁 Strong or weak ending habit: looking up at the end? (a) a weak ending habit (b) a strong ending habit
8. 8.True or false: “slow deep breaths” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📅 On which date of August is India’s Independence Day?
10. 10.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
11. 11.👂 During a presentation, what should the audience mostly listen to? (a) the slide text (b) you, the speaker (c) the sound effects
12. 12.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
13. 13.🏫 Which day suits an assembly speech on why India became a republic? (a) Independence Day (b) Republic Day (c) Children’s Day (d) Teachers’ Day
14. 14.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking to the back row (c) keeping your chin up (d) shouting every word
15. 15.True or false: “Water is very, very important.” is a vague claim. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
17. 17.🎯 What is the main purpose of a speech explaining how a rainbow forms? (a) to entertain (b) to persuade (c) to inform
18. 18.🔎 Is this a specific example or a vague claim? “Our class collected 120 old books for the village library in one month.” (a) a specific example (b) a vague claim
19. 19.True or false: a speech reporting the results of a class survey is mainly to persuade. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🪧 What does the phrase “However” do in a speech? (a) adds another point (b) starts the first point (c) gives an example (d) shows a contrast
21. 21.🥧 A pie chart shows the favourite seasons of a class: 45% choose winter, 15% choose summer and the rest choose the monsoon. What percent choose the monsoon?
22. 22.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) whisper it (b) say it in one rush (c) skip it (d) break it into syllables
23. 23.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) rushing long words (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) breaking long words up
24. 24.True or false: “In short, reading builds words, ideas and imagination.” is a link to the opening. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “a clear last line” is a strong ending habit. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🪧 “Plastic harms animals. ___, cows often swallow plastic bags.” Which fits? (a) For example (b) To sum up (c) Firstly (d) In conclusion
28. 28.Which word has a silent g? (a) debt (b) design (c) aisle (d) honest
29. 29.True or false: “Have you ever wondered where your tiffin waste goes?” is a question hook. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📅 On which date of September is Hindi Diwas?
31. 31.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) picturing it going well (b) rushing to finish (c) smiling at a friend (d) slow deep breaths
32. 32.🖥️ Which slide is better? (a) eight pictures, 3 ideas (b) one picture, one idea
33. 33.True or false: “Last but not least, thank you all for being here.” belongs in a vote of thanks. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a good slide habit? (a) a clear, large picture (b) too many bullet points (c) reading out every slide (d) tiny 10-point text
35. 35.True or false: “Next, the children of Class 4 present a lively folk dance.” is introducing an item. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
37. 37.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) speak faster (b) repeat the last word (c) pause silently (d) say “um” louder
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching one friend only (b) looking out the window (c) staring at the slides (d) including the back row
39. 39.True or false: “facing the audience” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit

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