Public Speaking Worksheet: Final Test

Public speaking lesson 24: Final test: public speaking · Set 462 · 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: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🏁 What kind of ending is this? “In short, reading builds words, ideas and imagination.” (a) a weak ending (b) a summary (c) a link to the opening (d) a call to action
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) standing tall (c) fiddling with a pen (d) touching your hair a lot
4. 4.Which of these is a good slide habit? (a) a clear, large picture (b) full paragraphs to read (c) crowded, busy pictures (d) ten fonts on one slide
5. 5.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: slow deep breaths? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
7. 7.Which word has a silent h? (a) debt (b) castle (c) walk (d) honest
8. 8.🪧 “___, let me tell you why sleep matters.” — the very first point. Which fits? (a) In conclusion (b) To sum up (c) To begin with (d) However
9. 9.True or false: “Let us begin this special day by welcoming our guests.” belongs in a vote of thanks. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which word has a silent k? (a) knit (b) reign (c) walk (d) calm
11. 11.🪝 What is the main job of a speech’s opening? (a) to end the speech (b) to thank everyone (c) to fill time (d) to grab attention
12. 12.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) distracting (b) helpful
13. 13.True or false: “On behalf of the school, I welcome you all to our Annual Day.” belongs in a welcome address. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) looking around the room (b) glancing down, then up (c) watching one friend only (d) meeting a few eyes
15. 15.Which of these is a poor Q&A habit? (a) looking at everyone (b) admitting you don’t know (c) a ten-minute answer (d) staying calm
16. 16.Which word has a silent g? (a) cupboard (b) listen (c) reign (d) wrist
17. 17.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) skipping the ending (c) reading a full script (d) marking pauses on cards
18. 18.True or false: “We all held the poles together until the rain stopped.” is the problem in the story. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.⏱️ Diya’s assembly talk has 280 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
20. 20.Which of these usually comes in the opening part? (a) the class skit (b) the welcome address (c) the vote of thanks (d) the prize distribution
21. 21.⏱️ How many words can Rohan say in 2 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
22. 22.🪝 What kind of opening is this? “How many of you walked to school today?” (a) a fact hook (b) a question hook (c) a story hook (d) a weak opening
23. 23.⏸️ Pauses and audience laughter take time too. So your speech should be… (a) exactly at the limit (b) far over the limit (c) a little under the limit
24. 24.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) reading with head down (b) including the back row (c) meeting a few eyes (d) looking around the room
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) looking around the room (c) reading with head down (d) glancing down, then up
27. 27.🧭 Why do speakers use signposting phrases? (a) to make it longer (b) to fill silence (c) to sound fancy (d) to guide the listeners
28. 28.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) checking names first (c) a steady pace (d) chewing gum as you talk
29. 29.🎤 How do most good speakers get better? (a) never feeling nervous (b) being born perfect (c) avoiding the stage (d) lots of practice
30. 30.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📊 A bar chart shows books read in a week: Yellow House 28, Red House 25. How many more books did Yellow House read?
32. 32.True or false: “Plants need sunlight to make food.” is an opinion. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🧹 Why should a vote of thanks also name helpers like the support staff? (a) to make it longer (b) everyone who helped (c) to fill time (d) to tease them
34. 34.⏱️ Diya speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute welcome speech?
35. 35.⏱️ Ananya reads a 225-word welcome speech at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
36. 36.True or false: “It was a foggy winter morning at the bus stop.” is how the story is solved. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📖 Which part of a story is this line? “Our class was on a picnic beside a big lake.” (a) the solution (b) the problem (c) the setting
38. 38.True or false: a speech sharing facts about the Sun is mainly to entertain. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) an example or a reason (c) a new topic (d) a goodbye
40. 40.True or false: “Rainy days are the nicest days.” is a fact. (a) True (b) False

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