Public Speaking Worksheet: Final Test

Public speaking lesson 24: Final test: public speaking · Set 452 · 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: “Rainy days are the nicest days.” is an opinion. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “We walked together and reached school just in time.” is how the story is solved. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: a ten-minute answer? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit
4. 4.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to tire yourself (b) to skip the ending (c) to fit the time limit (d) to speak faster
5. 5.✂️ Your speech is too long for the time limit. What should you do? (a) ignore the limit (b) cut the weakest part (c) skip the ending (d) speak super fast
6. 6.📊 A bar chart shows how many children chose debate: Class 6 — 22, Class 7 — 17, Class 8 — 16. How many children is that in all?
7. 7.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) deep in your pockets (b) behind your head (c) in tight fists (d) relaxed at your sides
8. 8.True or false: “Sorry, I did not prepare much, but here goes.” is a fact hook. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🪝 What kind of opening is this? “Last monsoon, my brother and I found a tiny kitten under our scooter.” (a) a story hook (b) a fact hook (c) a weak opening (d) a question hook
11. 11.📊 Which chart best shows the water level of a tank every minute as it fills? (a) a bar chart (b) a line chart (c) a pie chart
12. 12.📋 In which part of a school function does the National Anthem usually come? (a) the middle (b) the closing (c) the opening
13. 13.📅 On which date of January is India’s Republic Day?
14. 14.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) say it in one rush (b) skip it (c) whisper it (d) break it into syllables
15. 15.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) never timing yourself (c) checking slides early (d) only reading silently
16. 16.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
19. 19.👀 Good or poor eye contact: including the back row? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
20. 20.👀 Good or poor eye contact: staring at the slides? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
21. 21.✂️ Tara’s competition speech must fit in 4 minutes. Tara speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 680 words. How many words must be cut?
22. 22.✂️ Nisha’s competition speech must fit in 3 minutes. Nisha speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 370 words. How many words must be cut?
23. 23.🔎 Is this a specific example or a vague claim? “Reading is good for everyone.” (a) a vague claim (b) a specific example
24. 24.Which word has a silent g? (a) calm (b) raspberry (c) knot (d) design
25. 25.🙏 Whom does a vote of thanks usually thank first? (a) the chief guest (b) yourself (c) the last row only (d) no one at all
26. 26.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “together”?
27. 27.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) cut, then time it again (b) drop the ending (c) ignore the limit (d) speak much faster
28. 28.📊 A bar chart shows how many children chose debate: Class 6 — 10, Class 7 — 13, Class 8 — 19. How many children is that in all?
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short bullet points (b) tiny 10-point text (c) one style throughout (d) big, readable fonts
30. 30.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🏁 What kind of ending is this? “In short, reading builds words, ideas and imagination.” (a) a link to the opening (b) a summary (c) a weak ending (d) a call to action
32. 32.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
33. 33.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: slow deep breaths? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
35. 35.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
36. 36.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
37. 37.True or false: “Um, so, I am going to talk about trees, I guess.” is a story hook. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ending on time (b) linking to the start (c) apologising at the end (d) a calm thank-you
39. 39.🐶 Your story ends with a lost puppy found safe. Which face fits? (a) an angry frown (b) a bored yawn (c) a big smile (d) a blank stare
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) swaying side to side (c) touching your hair a lot (d) facing the audience

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