Public Speaking Worksheet: Final Test

Public speaking lesson 24: Final test: public speaking · Set 768 · 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.📖 Why do speakers tell short personal stories? (a) stories stick in minds (b) to avoid the topic (c) to confuse people (d) to waste time
2. 2.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) helpful (b) distracting
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching one friend only (b) looking out the window (c) looking at each section (d) reading with head down
4. 4.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) closing, opening, body (c) opening, body, closing (d) opening, closing, body
5. 5.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) including the back row (c) looking around the room (d) reading with head down
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
7. 7.🖥️ Why should you not put your whole speech on the slides? (a) people read, not listen (b) slides get angry (c) it saves too much time (d) it is too colourful
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one idea per slide (b) ten fonts on one slide (c) big, readable fonts (d) short bullet points
9. 9.True or false: “Our class saved about 40 litres of water a week by closing taps fully.” is a vague claim. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) calm, still feet (c) natural gestures (d) chin up
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) mumbling (c) covering your mouth (d) speaking to the back row
13. 13.🎯 Which purpose usually ends with a call like “Join us!”? (a) to entertain (b) to inform (c) to persuade
14. 14.🧐 Is this a fact or an opinion? “Blue is the prettiest colour.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
15. 15.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) none at all (b) about 50 (c) about 20 (d) about 2 or 3
16. 16.🔎 Is this a specific example or a vague claim? “In our school garden, the tomato plants we watered daily grew twice as tall.” (a) a specific example (b) a vague claim
17. 17.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) facts and examples (c) the main points (d) thanking the audience
19. 19.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about volume. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.💬 Words like “should”, “must” and “let us” often show a speech that wants… (a) to inform (b) to persuade (c) to entertain
21. 21.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) learning new maths (b) testing your hearing (c) warming up clear speech (d) making people sleepy
22. 22.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) smiling at a friend (b) sipping some water (c) arriving early (d) rushing to finish
24. 24.📅 On which date of June is World Environment Day?
25. 25.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
26. 26.Which phrase adds another point? (a) In short (b) Take the case of (c) To sum up (d) Moreover
27. 27.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: slow deep breaths? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
28. 28.🏁 Why does the last line of a speech matter so much? (a) it must be a joke (b) it sticks in the mind (c) nobody hears it (d) it can be skipped
29. 29.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
30. 30.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) reading with head down (b) staring at the ceiling (c) meeting a few eyes (d) looking out the window
31. 31.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) so the back row hears (b) as loud as a scream (c) only for the front row (d) in a whisper
32. 32.True or false: for what fraction of one pizza each friend ate, a bar chart is the best choice. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: a speech on what freedom means to me suits Children’s Day. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
35. 35.🏁 What kind of ending is this? “I forgot the rest, so bye.” (a) a summary (b) a weak ending (c) a call to action (d) a link to the opening
36. 36.True or false: “Rainy days are the nicest days.” is a fact. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
38. 38.👀 Good or poor eye contact: a few seconds per person? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
39. 39.🥧 A pie chart shows the favourite seasons of a class: 15% choose winter, 15% choose summer and the rest choose the monsoon. What percent choose the monsoon?
40. 40.Which of these is a good slide habit? (a) a clear, large picture (b) yellow text on white (c) flashy spinning effects (d) too many bullet points

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