Public Speaking Worksheet: Final Test

Public speaking lesson 24: Final test: public speaking · Set 747 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) Firstly (b) Let me start with (c) In conclusion (d) My first point is
2. 2.Which phrase sums up? (a) Firstly (b) In short (c) To begin with (d) Moreover
3. 3.👀 Good or poor eye contact: reading with head down? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
4. 4.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
5. 5.⏳ A performer is late. What should the anchor do? (a) end the event (b) say they ran away (c) calmly fill the gap (d) scold them on stage
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) fiddling with a pen (c) touching your hair a lot (d) feet steady and apart
7. 7.True or false: “starting a week early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) the whole speech (b) tiny paragraphs (c) nothing at all (d) key words only
9. 9.True or false: a speech on a thank-you to our teachers suits Teachers’ Day. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) thanking the audience (d) a preview of the points
12. 12.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
13. 13.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which word has a silent l? (a) calm (b) sword (c) debt (d) wrap
15. 15.True or false: “short bullet points” is a good slide habit. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🙋 When you answer an audience question, which do you do first: check if it helped or answer briefly? (a) check if it helped (b) answer briefly
17. 17.True or false: “linking to the start” is a weak ending habit. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📊 A bar chart shows books read in a week: Green House 16, Blue House 15. How many more books did Green House read?
19. 19.True or false: “skipping breakfast” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🚫 Which opening should you avoid? (a) a question (b) starting with “sorry” (c) a surprising fact (d) a short story
21. 21.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: smiling at a friend? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
22. 22.🎯 What is the main purpose of a speech sharing a silly poem about Monday mornings? (a) to persuade (b) to inform (c) to entertain
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) smiling at a friend (b) practising aloud (c) arriving early (d) staring at the floor
24. 24.🙋 After answering, what can you politely ask? (a) “Happy now?” (b) “Wasn’t it obvious?” (c) “Any more silly ones?” (d) “Does that help?”
25. 25.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) speak much faster (b) drop the ending (c) ignore the limit (d) cut, then time it again
26. 26.Which phrase shows a contrast? (a) On the other hand (b) Firstly (c) Another point is (d) To begin with
27. 27.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
28. 28.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
29. 29.📅 On which date of November is Children’s Day celebrated in India?
30. 30.Which of these is a weak ending habit? (a) linking to the start (b) looking up at the end (c) a clear last line (d) adding a new point
31. 31.🎁 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
32. 32.🙋 You don’t know the answer to a question. What is best? (a) ignore the question (b) make up an answer (c) say you will find out (d) laugh at the asker
33. 33.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) practising the opening (c) only reading silently (d) first try on the day
34. 34.Which of these is a strong ending habit? (a) running over time (b) a clear last line (c) adding a new point (d) trailing off
35. 35.True or false: “I already said that. Weren’t you listening?” is a polite reply. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: a speech retelling a funny dream you had is mainly to inform. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: for your height on each birthday from age 5 to 12, a bar chart is the best choice. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading out every slide (b) one idea per slide (c) ten fonts on one slide (d) full paragraphs to read
39. 39.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 20 words/min (b) about 400 words/min (c) about 120–150 words/min
40. 40.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) So, like, yeah (d) What’s up, everyone?

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