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.True or false: “stopping mid-sentence” is a strong ending habit. (a) False (b) True
- 2.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Gonna tell you something (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Guess what happened!
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) calm, still feet (c) open hands (d) arms crossed tightly
- 4.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) interrupting the asker (b) rolling your eyes (c) arguing angrily (d) looking at everyone
- 6.🖥️ Which slide is better? (a) 15 long bullet points (b) 3 short bullet points
- 7.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) helpful (b) distracting
- 8.True or false: “We are delighted to have all the parents with us this morning.” belongs in a welcome address. (a) True (b) False
- 9.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
- 10.🏫 Which day suits an assembly speech on the teacher who made me love reading? (a) Independence Day (b) World Environment Day (c) Teachers’ Day (d) Republic Day
- 11.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the colour of the stage (b) your lunch plans (c) the length of the mic (d) who your audience is
- 12.🥧 A pie chart shows what a school garden is planted with: 25% is flowers, 10% is vegetables and the rest is grass. What percent is grass?
- 13.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) stretching your arms (b) staring at the floor (c) sipping some water (d) practising aloud
- 14.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hold it up to show (b) hide it behind you (c) cover it with a cloth (d) keep it in your bag
- 15.True or false: a speech on why teachers matter to us suits Children’s Day. (a) True (b) False
- 16.True or false: “Some things are kind of helpful sometimes.” is a specific example. (a) False (b) True
- 17.True or false: “slow deep breaths” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
- 18.⏳ A performer is late. What should the anchor do? (a) say they ran away (b) scold them on stage (c) end the event (d) calmly fill the gap
- 19.📅 On which date of March is World Water Day?
- 20.🎙️ In a practice run, Vihaan said 260 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
- 21.True or false: “Sorry, I did not prepare much, but here goes.” is a story hook. (a) True (b) False
- 22.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
- 23.🎯 A speech full of jokes and a funny story mainly aims… (a) to persuade (b) to inform (c) to entertain
- 24.🙋 Is this a polite or an impolite reply to an audience question? “I am not sure, but I will find out and tell you.” (a) a polite reply (b) an impolite reply
- 25.Which of these usually comes in the closing part? (a) the group song (b) the prayer song (c) the prize distribution (d) the welcome address
- 26.📖 Why do speakers tell short personal stories? (a) to avoid the topic (b) to confuse people (c) to waste time (d) stories stick in minds
- 27.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) nothing at all (b) key words only (c) tiny paragraphs (d) the whole speech
- 28.🥧 In a pie chart, all the slices together make… (a) the whole (100%) (b) a straight line (c) nothing (d) half of it
- 29.📊 Which chart best shows the top speeds of five animals? (a) a pie chart (b) a bar chart (c) a line chart
- 30.True or false: “We thank the support staff who set up this hall so beautifully.” belongs in a welcome address. (a) False (b) True
- 31.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) a summary of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) the main points
- 32.Which of these is a poor slide habit? (a) a clear, large picture (b) big, readable fonts (c) too many bullet points (d) few words, big text
- 33.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) arms tightly crossed (b) hunched and closed (c) looking at the exit (d) shoulders back, open
- 34.True or false: “Exercise is nice and stuff.” is a specific example. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🪧 “Plastic harms animals. ___, cows often swallow plastic bags.” Which fits? (a) To sum up (b) In conclusion (c) For example (d) Firstly
- 36.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
- 37.📊 A bar chart shows books read in a week: Red House 32, Blue House 14. How many more books did Red House read?
- 38.✂️ Rohan’s debate speech must fit in 2 minutes. Rohan speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 240 words. How many words must be cut?
- 39.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) helpful (b) distracting
- 40.🙏 Is this line from a welcome address or a vote of thanks? “Good evening and welcome, dear parents, teachers and friends.” (a) a vote of thanks (b) a welcome address
Answer key
- False
- Kindly allow me to begin
- arms crossed tightly
- helpful
- looking at everyone
- 3 short bullet points
- helpful
- True
- the opening
- Teachers’ Day
- who your audience is
- 65
- staring at the floor
- hold it up to show
- False
- False
- False
- calmly fill the gap
- 22
- 130
- False
- the body
- to entertain
- a polite reply
- the prize distribution
- stories stick in minds
- key words only
- the whole (100%)
- a bar chart
- False
- the main points
- too many bullet points
- shoulders back, open
- False
- For example
- helpful
- 18
- 40
- distracting
- a welcome address
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