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.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: answering only friends? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit
- 2.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 50 (b) about 20 (c) none at all (d) about 2 or 3
- 3.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
- 4.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) checking names first (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) breaking long words up
- 5.🔎 Is this a specific example or a vague claim? “When Meena read for 20 minutes a day, she finished six storybooks in one term.” (a) a vague claim (b) a specific example
- 6.🙂 Which expression suits explaining why plastic harms sea animals? (a) a warm smile (b) a surprised look (c) a serious face
- 7.Which of these is a good slide habit? (a) crowded, busy pictures (b) too many bullet points (c) dark text on light (d) yellow text on white
- 8.True or false: “first try on the day” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
- 9.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) only reading silently (c) testing slides on stage (d) skipping the ending
- 10.True or false: “In short, reading builds words, ideas and imagination.” is a summary. (a) True (b) False
- 11.📊 Which chart best shows what share of your 24-hour day goes on sleep, school and play? (a) a bar chart (b) a pie chart (c) a line chart
- 12.Which of these is a poor slide habit? (a) short bullet points (b) big, readable fonts (c) few words, big text (d) tiny 10-point text
- 13.True or false: “Get ready for a funny skit by Class 7 on saving electricity.” is introducing an item. (a) True (b) False
- 14.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: smiling at a friend? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
- 15.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) a steady pace (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) guessing a hard name
- 16.True or false: a speech on the teacher who made me love reading suits Teachers’ Day. (a) True (b) False
- 17.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) practising for family (c) reading a full script (d) first try on the day
- 18.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
- 19.📖 Why do speakers tell short personal stories? (a) to confuse people (b) to waste time (c) stories stick in minds (d) to avoid the topic
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) reasons for your idea (c) the main points (d) a story proving a point
- 21.True or false: “reading out every slide” is a poor slide habit. (a) True (b) False
- 22.👋 How do you end an assembly speech? (a) start a new topic (b) thank the audience (c) turn your back (d) walk off silently
- 23.True or false: “I forgot the rest, so bye.” is a weak ending. (a) True (b) False
- 24.True or false: reaching the twist in your story suits a serious face. (a) False (b) True
- 25.True or false: “To sum up, sleep helps us grow, think and stay healthy.” is a link to the opening. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) relaxed shoulders (c) natural gestures (d) chin up
- 27.📈 A line chart shows a bean plant’s height: 4 cm in week 1 and 7 cm in week 4. How many cm did it grow?
- 28.📈 A line chart is best for showing… (a) parts of a whole (b) change over time (c) a single number (d) a list of names
- 29.😊 What does a smile at the start tell the audience? (a) you are angry (b) you want to leave (c) you are bored (d) you are friendly
- 30.True or false: “picturing it going well” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) pace (d) a pause
- 32.✂️ Your speech is too long for the time limit. What should you do? (a) ignore the limit (b) speak super fast (c) skip the ending (d) cut the weakest part
- 33.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
- 34.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
- 35.True or false: “smiling at a friend” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
- 36.Which phrase gives an example? (a) Let me start with (b) A good example is (c) Secondly (d) To sum up
- 37.True or false: “That is a great question — thank you.” is an impolite reply. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
- 39.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
- 40.👀 Good or poor eye contact: meeting a few eyes? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
Answer key
- a poor Q&A habit
- about 2 or 3
- a good rehearsal habit
- chewing gum as you talk
- a specific example
- a serious face
- dark text on light
- True
- checking slides early
- True
- a pie chart
- tiny 10-point text
- True
- a helpful habit
- guessing a hard name
- True
- practising for family
- a poor rehearsal habit
- stories stick in minds
- a summary of the points
- True
- thank the audience
- True
- False
- False
- fiddling with a pen
- 3
- change over time
- you are friendly
- False
- volume
- cut the weakest part
- serious and steady
- False
- False
- A good example is
- False
- helps clear speech
- the opening
- good eye contact
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