Public Speaking Worksheet: Final Test

Public speaking lesson 24: Final test: public speaking · Set 532 · 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.📝 You have notes. How should you use them? (a) stare only at them (b) glance down, look up (c) hold them over your face (d) read with head down
2. 2.🪝 What kind of opening is this? “Our heart beats about one lakh times every day.” (a) a question hook (b) a story hook (c) a weak opening (d) a fact hook
3. 3.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
4. 4.📊 A bar chart shows how many children chose debate: Class 6 — 16, Class 7 — 27, Class 8 — 28. How many children is that in all?
5. 5.🙏 At a school function, which usually comes first: the dance performance or welcoming the guests? (a) the dance performance (b) welcoming the guests
6. 6.🔁 You say one word wrongly while speaking. What is best? (a) stop the speech (b) apologise many times (c) start all over again (d) correct it and go on
7. 7.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
8. 8.🪝 What kind of opening is this? “How many of you walked to school today?” (a) a question hook (b) a weak opening (c) a story hook (d) a fact hook
9. 9.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “topic”?
10. 10.📈 A line chart shows a bean plant’s height: 4 cm in week 1 and 14 cm in week 3. How many cm did it grow?
11. 11.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
12. 12.🐢 Which is a comfortable speaking pace for most speeches? (a) 120–150 words a minute (b) 300–400 words a minute (c) 20–30 words a minute
13. 13.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
14. 14.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “microphone”?
15. 15.True or false: a speech on planting trees in our city suits Independence Day. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🏁 What kind of ending is this? “To recap, water is precious, limited and easy to save.” (a) a call to action (b) a summary (c) a weak ending (d) a link to the opening
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) arms crossed tightly (c) back to the audience (d) swaying side to side
18. 18.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Good morning, everyone (c) Oi, all of you (d) Hey guys, what’s up
19. 19.💬 Words like “should”, “must” and “let us” often show a speech that wants… (a) to inform (b) to entertain (c) to persuade
20. 20.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
21. 21.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) melodious (b) energetic (c) expressive (d) monotonous
22. 22.👀 About how long should you look at one person before moving on? (a) a few seconds (b) not at all (c) a few minutes (d) the whole speech
23. 23.💓 Your heart beats fast before you go on stage. What does it mean? (a) you must not speak (b) you are very ill (c) it is a normal feeling (d) you will surely fail
24. 24.🙋 When you answer an audience question, which do you do first: check if it helped or thank the asker? (a) check if it helped (b) thank the asker
25. 25.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) a steady pace (c) covering your mouth (d) mumbling into your chest
26. 26.True or false: “Next, the children of Class 4 present a lively folk dance.” is introducing an item. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.⏱️ Arjun speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute welcome speech?
28. 28.🔎 Is this a specific example or a vague claim? “Our class collected 120 old books for the village library in one month.” (a) a vague claim (b) a specific example
29. 29.🖥️ Why should you not put your whole speech on the slides? (a) people read, not listen (b) it saves too much time (c) it is too colourful (d) slides get angry
30. 30.True or false: “I see it differently, but thank you for sharing.” is an impolite reply. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a poor slide habit? (a) too many bullet points (b) one idea per slide (c) a title on each slide (d) one style throughout
32. 32.⏱️ Meera reads a 300-word class presentation at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
33. 33.True or false: “Homework is boring.” is a fact. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📊 Which chart best shows a puppy’s weight each week as it grows? (a) a pie chart (b) a line chart (c) a bar chart
35. 35.True or false: “Water is very, very important.” is a specific example. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🙏 Is this line from a welcome address or a vote of thanks? “We thank every student who performed so well tonight.” (a) a welcome address (b) a vote of thanks
37. 37.True or false: “When I was in Class 3, I froze on stage in the middle of a poem.” is a story hook. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎯 What is the main purpose of a speech urging everyone to plant a tree? (a) to persuade (b) to entertain (c) to inform
39. 39.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
40. 40.True or false: “Lots of people say trees are good.” is a vague claim. (a) False (b) True

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