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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) chin up (c) tapping your foot (d) calm, still feet
- 2.Which phrase starts the first point? (a) My first point is (b) In addition (c) In contrast (d) To conclude
- 3.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
- 4.🎯 What is the main purpose of a speech asking friends to vote for you as class monitor? (a) to persuade (b) to inform (c) to entertain
- 5.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is an opinion. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🪝 Which is the stronger opening for a talk on saving water? (a) “Ever seen a dry tap?” (b) “My topic is water.”
- 7.True or false: “Some things are kind of helpful sometimes.” is a specific example. (a) False (b) True
- 8.True or false: “What would you do if the lights went out for a week?” is a weak opening. (a) False (b) True
- 9.True or false: “looking at each section” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
- 10.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) the attention hook (c) a story proving a point (d) greeting the audience
- 12.📅 On which date of August is India’s Independence Day?
- 13.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) looking out the window (c) meeting a few eyes (d) staring at the slides
- 14.🙋 Is this a polite or an impolite reply to an audience question? “I see it differently, but thank you for sharing.” (a) an impolite reply (b) a polite reply
- 15.True or false: “Lots of people say trees are good.” is a specific example. (a) False (b) True
- 16.True or false: “only reading silently” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🪝 Which is the stronger opening for a talk on trees? (a) “Trees. Yes. Trees.” (b) “A tree saved my road.”
- 18.🙏 At a school function, which usually comes first: welcoming the guests or the prize distribution? (a) welcoming the guests (b) the prize distribution
- 19.🪝 What kind of opening is this? “How many of you walked to school today?” (a) a weak opening (b) a story hook (c) a fact hook (d) a question hook
- 20.🙂 Which expression suits reaching the twist in your story? (a) a surprised look (b) a warm smile (c) a serious face
- 21.📊 A bar chart shows how many children chose debate: Class 6 — 21, Class 7 — 16, Class 8 — 19. How many children is that in all?
- 22.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
- 23.🔎 Is this a specific example or a vague claim? “My grandfather walks 5 km every morning and feels fit at seventy.” (a) a vague claim (b) a specific example
- 24.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
- 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
- 26.🐢 You are describing the last seconds of a close race. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) finishing every word (c) sipping water before (d) speaking to the back row
- 28.📈 A line chart shows a bean plant’s height: 3 cm in week 1 and 10 cm in week 5. How many cm did it grow?
- 29.True or false: “open hands” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “hour”? (a) b (b) l (c) h (d) s
- 31.🎯 What is the main purpose of a speech reporting the results of a class survey? (a) to inform (b) to entertain (c) to persuade
- 32.True or false: a speech sharing a silly poem about Monday mornings is mainly to inform. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🙋 What does “Q&A” stand for? (a) quiz and award (b) queue and arrive (c) quick and amazing (d) questions and answers
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) It is my privilege to (c) So, like, yeah (d) Respected judges,
- 35.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) volume (d) pace
- 36.🙏 Whom does a vote of thanks usually thank first? (a) no one at all (b) the last row only (c) the chief guest (d) yourself
- 37.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
- 38.True or false: “Join our book club this Friday and bring one friend.” is a call to action. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🎯 What is the main purpose of a speech convincing the principal to add a reading hour? (a) to entertain (b) to inform (c) to persuade
- 40.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- tapping your foot
- My first point is
- False
- to persuade
- False
- “Ever seen a dry tap?”
- False
- False
- False
- helpful
- a story proving a point
- 15
- meeting a few eyes
- a polite reply
- False
- True
- “A tree saved my road.”
- welcoming the guests
- a question hook
- a surprised look
- 56
- a helpful voice habit
- a specific example
- cheerful and lively
- formal
- speed up a little
- shouting every word
- 7
- False
- h
- to inform
- False
- questions and answers
- So, like, yeah
- pitch
- the chief guest
- calm and gentle
- True
- to persuade
- False
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