Public Speaking Worksheet: Final Test

Public speaking lesson 24: Final test: public speaking · Set 634 · 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.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knee”? (a) b (b) s (c) k (d) h
2. 2.🖥️ Which slide is better? (a) eight pictures, 3 ideas (b) one picture, one idea
3. 3.📰 When reading the news in assembly, you should… (a) mumble the headlines (b) add made-up news (c) speak clearly, not rush (d) read only sports news
4. 4.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
5. 5.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or a preview of the points? (a) the call to action (b) a preview of the points
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising aloud (b) standing tall (c) skipping practice (d) knowing your opening
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) So, like, yeah (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Respected judges,
9. 9.🥧 A pie chart shows the favourite seasons of a class: 30% choose winter, 40% choose summer and the rest choose the monsoon. What percent choose the monsoon?
10. 10.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) the whole speech (b) tiny paragraphs (c) nothing at all (d) key words only
11. 11.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
12. 12.Which of these is a strong ending habit? (a) linking to the start (b) stopping mid-sentence (c) trailing off (d) adding a new point
13. 13.Which of these is a strong ending habit? (a) running over time (b) rushing off the stage (c) looking up at the end (d) adding a new point
14. 14.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) guess it on stage (b) skip the name (c) ask and practise it (d) mumble it quickly
15. 15.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
17. 17.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
18. 18.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) dropping word endings (c) rushing long words (d) a steady pace
19. 19.🪧 What does the phrase “Let me start with” do in a speech? (a) gives an example (b) sums up (c) starts the first point (d) adds another point
20. 20.🙋 When you answer an audience question, which do you do first: thank the asker or listen to the question? (a) thank the asker (b) listen to the question
21. 21.True or false: “ten fonts on one slide” is a poor slide habit. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping breakfast (b) rushing to finish (c) saying sorry first (d) practising aloud
23. 23.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) wastes the speech (b) builds interest (c) makes people leave (d) confuses everyone
24. 24.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “folk”? (a) g (b) l (c) s (d) b
25. 25.True or false: “tapping your foot” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a good slide habit? (a) tiny 10-point text (b) a clear, large picture (c) crowded, busy pictures (d) too many bullet points
27. 27.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows size
28. 28.True or false: “yellow text on white” is a good slide habit. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.👀 Good or poor eye contact: reading with head down? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
30. 30.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: smiling at a friend? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
32. 32.👀 Good or poor eye contact: watching one friend only? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
33. 33.🎙️ In a practice run, Aarav said 700 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
34. 34.Which phrase gives an example? (a) To conclude (b) A good example is (c) On the other hand (d) Let me start with
35. 35.👀 About how long should you look at one person before moving on? (a) the whole speech (b) not at all (c) a few minutes (d) a few seconds
36. 36.⏱️ How many words can Kabir say in 1 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
37. 37.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
38. 38.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
39. 39.📋 Before writing a speech, what should you decide first? (a) the ending music (b) the font (c) its purpose (d) the stage colour
40. 40.📊 Which chart best shows the July rainfall in four different cities? (a) a bar chart (b) a pie chart (c) a line chart

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