Public Speaking Worksheet: Final Test
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.
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- 1.🪝 What kind of opening is this? “Last monsoon, my brother and I found a tiny kitten under our scooter.” (a) a question hook (b) a fact hook (c) a story hook (d) a weak opening
- 2.🙋 Many hands go up at once. What is fair? (a) shout over them (b) answer only friends (c) ignore them all (d) take them one by one
- 3.🪧 “Plastic harms animals. ___, cows often swallow plastic bags.” Which fits? (a) Firstly (b) To sum up (c) For example (d) In conclusion
- 4.True or false: telling a happy holiday memory suits a warm smile. (a) True (b) False
- 5.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
- 6.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) first try on the day (c) practising for family (d) never timing yourself
- 7.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: saying sorry first? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
- 8.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “information”?
- 9.True or false: “Good evening and welcome, dear parents, teachers and friends.” belongs in a welcome address. (a) False (b) True
- 10.📊 Which chart best shows the water level of a tank every minute as it fills? (a) a pie chart (b) a line chart (c) a bar chart
- 11.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is a fact. (a) False (b) True
- 12.Which of these is a weak ending habit? (a) looking up at the end (b) rushing off the stage (c) ending on time (d) linking to the start
- 13.True or false: “A big thank-you to our teachers, who worked hard behind the scenes.” belongs in a vote of thanks. (a) True (b) False
- 14.True or false: a speech describing the life cycle of a butterfly is mainly to inform. (a) False (b) True
- 15.Which word has a silent l? (a) hour (b) sign (c) design (d) palm
- 16.True or false: a speech describing the life cycle of a butterfly is mainly to persuade. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🙋 When you answer an audience question, which do you do first: check if it helped or answer briefly? (a) check if it helped (b) answer briefly
- 18.📋 In which part of a school function does welcoming the guests usually come? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the middle
- 19.🏫 Whom do you usually greet first in an assembly speech? (a) your best friend (b) nobody at all (c) the youngest child (d) the Principal
- 20.💓 Your heart beats fast before you go on stage. What does it mean? (a) you must not speak (b) you will surely fail (c) you are very ill (d) it is a normal feeling
- 21.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
- 22.True or false: a speech asking classmates to stop wasting food is mainly to persuade. (a) True (b) False
- 23.🙏 At a school function, which usually comes first: lighting the lamp or the dance performance? (a) lighting the lamp (b) the dance performance
- 24.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
- 25.True or false: “When Meena read for 20 minutes a day, she finished six storybooks in one term.” is a specific example. (a) False (b) True
- 26.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) keeping answers short (b) making up an answer (c) interrupting the asker (d) arguing angrily
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a calm thank-you (b) ending on time (c) looking up at the end (d) rushing off the stage
- 28.🎙️ What is the anchor doing with this line? “What a performance! Let’s give Class 4 a big round of applause.” (a) thanking performers (b) introducing an item (c) inviting a guest (d) closing the event
- 29.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) sipping some water (b) standing tall (c) thinking you will fail (d) slow deep breaths
- 30.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
- 31.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
- 32.📈 A line chart is best for showing… (a) a single number (b) parts of a whole (c) change over time (d) a list of names
- 33.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or a summary of the points? (a) introducing the topic (b) a summary of the points
- 34.🙏 Whom does a vote of thanks usually thank first? (a) yourself (b) no one at all (c) the chief guest (d) the last row only
- 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or greeting the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) greeting the audience
- 36.Which of these usually comes in the middle part? (a) welcoming the guests (b) lighting the lamp (c) the dance performance (d) the prayer song
- 37.🥧 A pie chart is best for showing… (a) a list of names (b) change over time (c) parts of a whole (d) a single number
- 38.True or false: “knowing your opening” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🙋 After answering, what can you politely ask? (a) “Happy now?” (b) “Any more silly ones?” (c) “Does that help?” (d) “Wasn’t it obvious?”
- 40.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 2 or 3 (b) none at all (c) about 50 (d) about 20
Answer key
- a story hook
- take them one by one
- For example
- True
- True
- practising for family
- an unhelpful habit
- 4
- True
- a line chart
- True
- rushing off the stage
- True
- True
- palm
- False
- answer briefly
- the opening
- the Principal
- it is a normal feeling
- cheerful and lively
- True
- lighting the lamp
- False
- True
- keeping answers short
- rushing off the stage
- thanking performers
- thinking you will fail
- the opening
- True
- change over time
- introducing the topic
- the chief guest
- greeting the audience
- the dance performance
- parts of a whole
- False
- “Does that help?”
- about 2 or 3
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