Public Speaking Worksheet: Final Test

Public speaking lesson 24: Final test: public speaking · Set 417 · 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 stronger opening for a talk on trees? (a) “Trees. Yes. Trees.” (b) “A tree saved my road.”
2. 2.🖥️ Good or poor slide habit: short bullet points? (a) a poor slide habit (b) a good slide habit
3. 3.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🌱 Which example best supports “Plants need sunlight”? (a) trains run on rails (b) cats like milk (c) ice cream is cold (d) a plant kept dark wilted
5. 5.👀 About how long should you look at one person before moving on? (a) a few minutes (b) the whole speech (c) a few seconds (d) not at all
6. 6.True or false: “Last but not least, thank you all for being here.” belongs in a vote of thanks. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔎 Is this a specific example or a vague claim? “Last Diwali, our street used clay lamps and made far less waste.” (a) a vague claim (b) a specific example
8. 8.🖥️ Which slide is better? (a) 3 short bullet points (b) 15 long bullet points
9. 9.📖 Which part of a story is this line? “Our class was on a picnic beside a big lake.” (a) the problem (b) the setting (c) the solution
10. 10.⏱️ Tara reads a 150-word science fair talk at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
11. 11.🏁 Strong or weak ending habit: a clear last line? (a) a strong ending habit (b) a weak ending habit
12. 12.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrap”? (a) s (b) g (c) t (d) w
13. 13.🐢 Which is a comfortable speaking pace for most speeches? (a) 120–150 words a minute (b) 300–400 words a minute (c) 20–30 words a minute
14. 14.🏫 Which day suits an assembly speech on what freedom means to me? (a) Independence Day (b) World Environment Day (c) Republic Day (d) Teachers’ Day
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing to finish (b) skipping practice (c) skipping breakfast (d) standing tall
16. 16.🪝 What is the main job of a speech’s opening? (a) to fill time (b) to grab attention (c) to thank everyone (d) to end the speech
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) the attention hook (d) reasons for your idea
18. 18.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: a speech on the meaning of 15 August suits Independence Day. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) rewriting it last night (c) never timing yourself (d) marking pauses on cards
21. 21.⏱️ Ishaan reads a 250-word assembly talk at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
22. 22.🏁 What kind of ending is this? “Pick up one wrapper on your way out today.” (a) a call to action (b) a weak ending (c) a link to the opening (d) a summary
23. 23.📈 A line chart shows a bean plant’s height: 5 cm in week 1 and 24 cm in week 7. How many cm did it grow?
24. 24.🏫 Which day suits an assembly speech on the meaning of 15 August? (a) Children’s Day (b) Independence Day (c) Teachers’ Day (d) Republic Day
25. 25.👀 Good or poor eye contact: staring at the ceiling? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
26. 26.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows size
27. 27.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “write”? (a) g (b) b (c) k (d) w
29. 29.True or false: “Then I saw that my speech notes were missing.” is the setting of the story. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) goes silent (b) stops in the middle (c) gets very loud (d) rises at the end
31. 31.👋 When is the welcome address given? (a) at the very end (b) during the prizes (c) after the anthem (d) near the start
32. 32.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) thinking you will fail (b) skipping breakfast (c) skipping practice (d) stretching your arms
33. 33.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
34. 34.🙏 Is this line from a welcome address or a vote of thanks? “Good evening and welcome, dear parents, teachers and friends.” (a) a vote of thanks (b) a welcome address
35. 35.🎙️ In a practice run, Kabir said 240 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
36. 36.True or false: “That is a great question — thank you.” is an impolite reply. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: lighting the lamp or the National Anthem? (a) lighting the lamp (b) the National Anthem
38. 38.Which word has a silent g? (a) talk (b) foreign (c) knee (d) wrap
39. 39.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “climb”? (a) b (b) p (c) g (d) t
40. 40.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) looking at each section (b) looking around the room (c) glancing down, then up (d) staring at the ceiling

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