Public Speaking Worksheet: Final Test

Public speaking lesson 24: Final test: public speaking · Set 618 · 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.True or false: “However” sums up. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “stopping mid-sentence” is a weak ending habit. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) sipping water before (c) covering your mouth (d) speaking into your notes
4. 4.🙋 Is this a polite or an impolite reply to an audience question? “That is a silly question.” (a) a polite reply (b) an impolite reply
5. 5.👀 Good or poor eye contact: glancing down, then up? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
6. 6.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “together”?
7. 7.True or false: “My topic is water. That is all.” is a weak opening. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a number
9. 9.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: skipping breakfast? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
10. 10.True or false: “So we saw three things: trees cool us, clean our air and give us food.” is a summary. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🙋 Many hands go up at once. What is fair? (a) answer only friends (b) shout over them (c) ignore them all (d) take them one by one
12. 12.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pausing before the end (b) trailing off (c) adding a new point (d) stopping mid-sentence
14. 14.True or false: “Sorry, I did not prepare much, but here goes.” is a fact hook. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.💓 Your heart beats fast before you go on stage. What does it mean? (a) you will surely fail (b) you must not speak (c) it is a normal feeling (d) you are very ill
16. 16.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: welcoming the guests or the class skit? (a) welcoming the guests (b) the class skit
17. 17.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: smiling at a friend? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
18. 18.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) covering your mouth (c) breathing from the belly (d) keeping your chin up
19. 19.True or false: a speech on planting trees in our city suits Independence Day. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which phrase gives an example? (a) Let me start with (b) For example (c) To begin with (d) Another point is
21. 21.📖 Which part of a story is this line? “Two friends helped him walk slowly back to the bus.” (a) the solution (b) the problem (c) the setting
22. 22.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pace. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
24. 24.🪝 Which is the stronger opening for a talk on saving water? (a) “Ever seen a dry tap?” (b) “My topic is water.”
25. 25.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
26. 26.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
27. 27.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
28. 28.💭 A “thought for the day” in assembly is usually… (a) a maths sum (b) a long story (c) a weather report (d) a short wise saying
29. 29.True or false: for a puppy’s weight each week as it grows, a line chart is the best choice. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📈 A line chart shows a bean plant’s height: 3 cm in week 1 and 10 cm in week 8. How many cm did it grow?
31. 31.True or false: “Thank you all for coming. We hope you enjoyed the show.” is thanking performers. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🚫 Which opening should you avoid? (a) a question (b) starting with “sorry” (c) a surprising fact (d) a short story
33. 33.True or false: “a clear last line” is a strong ending habit. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📋 In which part of a school function does the class skit usually come? (a) the closing (b) the middle (c) the opening
35. 35.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) backwards (b) in random order (c) numbered, in order (d) loose and unnumbered
36. 36.🙂 Which expression suits revealing an answer nobody expected? (a) a surprised look (b) a warm smile (c) a serious face
37. 37.🪝 What kind of opening is this? “How many of you walked to school today?” (a) a weak opening (b) a story hook (c) a question hook (d) a fact hook
38. 38.Which of these usually comes in the opening part? (a) the dance performance (b) welcoming the guests (c) the class skit (d) the poem recitation
39. 39.True or false: “Um, so, I am going to talk about trees, I guess.” is a weak opening. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🙏 At a school function, which usually comes first: the dance performance or the National Anthem? (a) the dance performance (b) the National Anthem

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