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Public speaking lesson 24: Final test: public speaking · Set 502 · 40 questions
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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. 1.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) chin up (c) tapping your foot (d) calm, still feet
  2. 2.Which phrase starts the first point? (a) My first point is (b) In addition (c) In contrast (d) To conclude
  3. 3.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
  4. 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. 5.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is an opinion. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🪝 Which is the stronger opening for a talk on saving water? (a) “Ever seen a dry tap?” (b) “My topic is water.”
  7. 7.True or false: “Some things are kind of helpful sometimes.” is a specific example. (a) False (b) True
  8. 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. 9.True or false: “looking at each section” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  11. 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. 12.📅 On which date of August is India’s Independence Day?
  13. 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. 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. 15.True or false: “Lots of people say trees are good.” is a specific example. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: “only reading silently” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🪝 Which is the stronger opening for a talk on trees? (a) “Trees. Yes. Trees.” (b) “A tree saved my road.”
  18. 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. 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. 20.🙂 Which expression suits reaching the twist in your story? (a) a surprised look (b) a warm smile (c) a serious face
  21. 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. 22.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
  23. 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. 24.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
  25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
  26. 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. 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. 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. 29.True or false: “open hands” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “hour”? (a) b (b) l (c) h (d) s
  31. 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. 32.True or false: a speech sharing a silly poem about Monday mornings is mainly to inform. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🙋 What does “Q&A” stand for? (a) quiz and award (b) queue and arrive (c) quick and amazing (d) questions and answers
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) It is my privilege to (c) So, like, yeah (d) Respected judges,
  35. 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. 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. 37.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
  38. 38.True or false: “Join our book club this Friday and bring one friend.” is a call to action. (a) False (b) True
  39. 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. 40.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. tapping your foot
  2. My first point is
  3. False
  4. to persuade
  5. False
  6. “Ever seen a dry tap?”
  7. False
  8. False
  9. False
  10. helpful
  11. a story proving a point
  12. 15
  13. meeting a few eyes
  14. a polite reply
  15. False
  16. True
  17. “A tree saved my road.”
  18. welcoming the guests
  19. a question hook
  20. a surprised look
  21. 56
  22. a helpful voice habit
  23. a specific example
  24. cheerful and lively
  25. formal
  26. speed up a little
  27. shouting every word
  28. 7
  29. False
  30. h
  31. to inform
  32. False
  33. questions and answers
  34. So, like, yeah
  35. pitch
  36. the chief guest
  37. calm and gentle
  38. True
  39. to persuade
  40. False

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