Public Speaking Worksheet: Final Test

Public speaking lesson 24: Final test: public speaking · Set 633 · 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: for the July rainfall in four different cities, a bar chart is the best choice. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.⏱️ How long is a typical “thought for the day”? (a) a whole period (b) about an hour (c) under a minute (d) all morning
3. 3.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “hour”? (a) b (b) s (c) w (d) h
4. 4.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) wastes the speech (b) confuses everyone (c) builds interest (d) makes people leave
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Secondly (b) For instance (c) Another point is (d) In addition
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) standing tall (c) feet steady and apart (d) back to the audience
7. 7.🙋 Is this a polite or an impolite reply to an audience question? “Could you please repeat the question?” (a) a polite reply (b) an impolite reply
8. 8.🧐 Is this a fact or an opinion? “Rainy days are the nicest days.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
9. 9.🧐 Is this a fact or an opinion? “Mangoes are the best fruit.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
10. 10.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) reading with head down (b) staring at the ceiling (c) watching one friend only (d) looking around the room
11. 11.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or thanking the audience? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience
12. 12.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) back to the audience (c) standing tall (d) feet steady and apart
13. 13.🪝 Which is the stronger opening for a talk on trees? (a) “Trees. Yes. Trees.” (b) “A tree saved my road.”
14. 14.True or false: “natural gestures” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) changing your speed (d) keeping your chin up
16. 16.📖 Which part of a story is this line? “We all held the poles together until the rain stopped.” (a) the setting (b) the problem (c) the solution
17. 17.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) chin up (c) arms crossed tightly (d) slouching
18. 18.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
19. 19.🏁 Strong or weak ending habit: a calm thank-you? (a) a weak ending habit (b) a strong ending habit
20. 20.True or false: “Our class was on a picnic beside a big lake.” is how the story is solved. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a few seconds per person (b) glancing down, then up (c) including the back row (d) reading with head down
22. 22.True or false: “Plants need sunlight to make food.” is an opinion. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
24. 24.📖 Which part of a story is this line? “It was a hot May afternoon at my grandmother’s village.” (a) the problem (b) the setting (c) the solution
25. 25.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: stretching your arms? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
26. 26.Which of these is a good slide habit? (a) full paragraphs to read (b) one idea per slide (c) tiny 10-point text (d) yellow text on white
27. 27.True or false: “So we saw three things: trees cool us, clean our air and give us food.” is a link to the opening. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📊 A bar chart is best for… (a) comparing amounts (b) reading a poem (c) writing a story (d) showing a recipe
30. 30.🪧 What does the phrase “For example” do in a speech? (a) sums up (b) starts the first point (c) adds another point (d) gives an example
31. 31.True or false: “In our school garden, the tomato plants we watered daily grew twice as tall.” is a vague claim. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🙏 Is this line from a welcome address or a vote of thanks? “Thank you, dear parents, for being such a wonderful audience today.” (a) a vote of thanks (b) a welcome address
33. 33.True or false: “meeting a few eyes” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📖 Which part of a story is this line? “Suddenly, the rain came down and our tent collapsed.” (a) the problem (b) the setting (c) the solution
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) slouching (c) hands deep in pockets (d) feet steady and apart
36. 36.🔎 Is this a specific example or a vague claim? “My grandfather walks 5 km every morning and feels fit at seventy.” (a) a specific example (b) a vague claim
37. 37.📊 A bar chart shows books read in a week: Blue House 19, Yellow House 9. How many more books did Blue House read?
38. 38.🙏 Is this line from a welcome address or a vote of thanks? “We sincerely thank our chief guest for sparing her valuable time.” (a) a welcome address (b) a vote of thanks
39. 39.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) checking names first (b) mumbling into your chest (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) covering your mouth
40. 40.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause

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