Public Speaking Worksheet: Final Test

Public speaking lesson 24: Final test: public speaking · Set 520 · 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 day suits an assembly speech on a thank-you to our teachers? (a) Independence Day (b) Republic Day (c) Teachers’ Day (d) World Environment Day
2. 2.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🪝 What kind of opening is this? “Have you ever wondered where your tiffin waste goes?” (a) a weak opening (b) a fact hook (c) a story hook (d) a question hook
4. 4.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
5. 5.🖥️ Good or poor slide habit: a title on each slide? (a) a good slide habit (b) a poor slide habit
6. 6.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
7. 7.👀 About how long should you look at one person before moving on? (a) the whole speech (b) a few seconds (c) a few minutes (d) not at all
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) practising out loud (c) only reading silently (d) never timing yourself
9. 9.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📊 Which chart best shows the top speeds of five animals? (a) a line chart (b) a bar chart (c) a pie chart
11. 11.📊 A bar chart shows books read in a week: Blue House 24, Green House 8. How many more books did Blue House read?
12. 12.🏫 Which day suits an assembly speech on the meaning of 15 August? (a) Teachers’ Day (b) World Environment Day (c) Children’s Day (d) Independence Day
13. 13.🏁 What kind of ending is this? “So tonight, switch off one extra light — and keep doing it.” (a) a link to the opening (b) a summary (c) a call to action (d) a weak ending
14. 14.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) testing your hearing (b) warming up clear speech (c) making people sleepy (d) learning new maths
15. 15.🏫 Which day suits an assembly speech on our Constitution and its values? (a) Republic Day (b) Independence Day (c) World Environment Day (d) Children’s Day
16. 16.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) guess it on stage (b) ask and practise it (c) skip the name (d) mumble it quickly
17. 17.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
18. 18.True or false: “Homework is boring.” is a fact. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🙏 At a school function, which usually comes first: the dance performance or the prize distribution? (a) the dance performance (b) the prize distribution
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) So, like, yeah (c) Good morning, respected (d) I would like to begin by
21. 21.True or false: “Everything is better when things are better.” is a specific example. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🚫 Which opening should you avoid? (a) a short story (b) a question (c) starting with “sorry” (d) a surprising fact
23. 23.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
24. 24.😳 You forget your next line in the middle of a speech. What should you do? (a) stare at the ceiling (b) pause, check your notes (c) giggle and walk off (d) say sorry and sit down
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving early (b) practising aloud (c) sipping some water (d) hiding behind notes
26. 26.True or false: “yellow text on white” is a poor slide habit. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “Thank you, dear parents, for being such a wonderful audience today.” belongs in a welcome address. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “one idea per slide” is a good slide habit. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: arguing angrily? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit
30. 30.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) speak much faster (b) ignore the limit (c) drop the ending (d) cut, then time it again
31. 31.🙂 Which expression suits giving the rules of an exam hall? (a) a surprised look (b) a serious face (c) a warm smile
32. 32.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
33. 33.🙋 What does “Q&A” stand for? (a) questions and answers (b) quick and amazing (c) queue and arrive (d) quiz and award
34. 34.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🪝 What kind of opening is this? “What would you do if the lights went out for a week?” (a) a story hook (b) a fact hook (c) a weak opening (d) a question hook
36. 36.True or false: “Um, so, I am going to talk about trees, I guess.” is a weak opening. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🖥️ Why should you not put your whole speech on the slides? (a) it is too colourful (b) it saves too much time (c) people read, not listen (d) slides get angry
38. 38.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.⏱️ Ananya reads a 180-word competition speech at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
40. 40.Which of these is a strong ending habit? (a) running over time (b) apologising at the end (c) stopping mid-sentence (d) ending on time

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