Public Speaking Worksheet: Final Test

Public speaking lesson 24: Final test: public speaking · Set 52 · 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.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
2. 2.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) speaking into your notes (d) mumbling
3. 3.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) arguing angrily (b) looking at everyone (c) making up an answer (d) rolling your eyes
4. 4.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
5. 5.True or false: “May I request our chief guest to come up and light the lamp?” is inviting a guest. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking into your notes (d) speaking to the back row
7. 7.📈 A line chart shows a bean plant’s height: 4 cm in week 1 and 18 cm in week 7. How many cm did it grow?
8. 8.👀 Good or poor eye contact: a few seconds per person? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
9. 9.🖥️ Which slide is better? (a) eight pictures, 3 ideas (b) one picture, one idea
10. 10.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) only the throat (c) deep in the belly (d) the nose alone
11. 11.👀 Good or poor eye contact: including the back row? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
12. 12.True or false: “practising for family” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is a good slide habit? (a) flashy spinning effects (b) tiny 10-point text (c) too many bullet points (d) one idea per slide
14. 14.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 20 (b) about 50 (c) none at all (d) about 2 or 3
16. 16.True or false: “Summer holidays should be longer.” is a fact. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing to finish (b) cramming late at night (c) sipping some water (d) saying sorry first
18. 18.🥧 A pie chart is best for showing… (a) parts of a whole (b) change over time (c) a list of names (d) a single number
19. 19.True or false: a speech on every child’s right to play and learn suits World Environment Day. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🙏 Is this line from a welcome address or a vote of thanks? “A very warm welcome to our chief guest, who has joined us today.” (a) a vote of thanks (b) a welcome address
21. 21.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
22. 22.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: smiling at a friend? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
23. 23.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to speak faster (b) to fit the time limit (c) to skip the ending (d) to tire yourself
24. 24.⏱️ 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) speak much faster (d) ignore the limit
25. 25.True or false: “How many of you walked to school today?” is a question hook. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rolling your eyes (b) arguing angrily (c) staying calm (d) making up an answer
27. 27.🏁 What kind of ending is this? “That old wooden box? It still sits on Ravi’s desk.” (a) a call to action (b) a link to the opening (c) a summary (d) a weak ending
28. 28.🏁 Why does the last line of a speech matter so much? (a) it must be a joke (b) it can be skipped (c) nobody hears it (d) it sticks in the mind
29. 29.🎯 What is the main purpose of a speech telling a funny story about your pet goat? (a) to persuade (b) to inform (c) to entertain
30. 30.True or false: a speech explaining how a rainbow forms is mainly to inform. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: telling a happy holiday memory suits a serious face. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) It is my privilege to (d) I would like to begin by
33. 33.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “confident”?
34. 34.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
35. 35.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
36. 36.Which of these is a strong ending habit? (a) stopping mid-sentence (b) looking up at the end (c) adding a new point (d) rushing off the stage
37. 37.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) hiding behind notes (b) staring at the floor (c) practising aloud (d) rushing to finish
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) speaking into your notes (c) trailing off at the end (d) finishing every word
39. 39.🙋 Is this a polite or an impolite reply to an audience question? “Ask someone else.” (a) a polite reply (b) an impolite reply
40. 40.🙋 When you answer an audience question, which do you do first: thank the asker or listen to the question? (a) thank the asker (b) listen to the question

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