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.👨🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) polite and formal (c) silly and loud (d) bored and flat
- 2.True or false: “rushing off the stage” is a weak ending habit. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🥧 A pie chart shows how Riya uses her pocket money: 25% goes on books, 30% goes on snacks and the rest is saved. What percent is saved?
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) knowing your opening (b) skipping breakfast (c) slow deep breaths (d) practising aloud
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) smiling at a friend (b) skipping practice (c) practising aloud (d) knowing your opening
- 6.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
- 7.True or false: “My first point is” starts the first point. (a) True (b) False
- 8.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
- 9.Which phrase shows a contrast? (a) My first point is (b) Secondly (c) On the other hand (d) A good example is
- 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
- 11.Which of these usually comes in the closing part? (a) the welcome address (b) the prize distribution (c) the group song (d) the prayer song
- 12.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
- 13.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🎯 What is the main purpose of a speech reporting the results of a class survey? (a) to entertain (b) to inform (c) to persuade
- 15.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) staring at the floor (b) stretching your arms (c) slow deep breaths (d) arriving early
- 16.🪝 What kind of opening is this? “When I was in Class 3, I froze on stage in the middle of a poem.” (a) a weak opening (b) a question hook (c) a fact hook (d) a story hook
- 17.📈 A line chart shows a bean plant’s height: 3 cm in week 1 and 6 cm in week 7. How many cm did it grow?
- 18.Which word has a silent l? (a) hour (b) calm (c) comb (d) doubt
- 19.🙏 When is the vote of thanks usually given? (a) at the end of the event (b) in the middle of a dance (c) at the very start (d) before the prayer
- 20.True or false: a speech describing the life cycle of a butterfly is mainly to persuade. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Hey guys! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
- 22.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
- 23.🔒 Which story is NOT okay to share in a school speech? (a) a lesson you learned (b) a friend’s secret (c) a time you helped (d) a funny picnic moment
- 24.👀 Good or poor eye contact: watching one friend only? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
- 25.⏱️ Vihaan reads a 120-word class presentation at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
- 26.🧹 Why should a vote of thanks also name helpers like the support staff? (a) everyone who helped (b) to make it longer (c) to fill time (d) to tease them
- 27.🙋 When you answer an audience question, which do you do first: thank the asker or check if it helped? (a) thank the asker (b) check if it helped
- 28.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) keeping your chin up (c) shouting every word (d) speaking to the back row
- 29.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
- 30.🪧 “I have told you about trees and rivers. ___, nature needs our care.” Which fits? (a) Secondly (b) To sum up (c) For example (d) Firstly
- 31.True or false: “So we saw three things: trees cool us, clean our air and give us food.” is a summary. (a) True (b) False
- 32.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) going to (c) grateful (d) gonna
- 33.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Oi, all of you (c) Hey guys, what’s up (d) Good morning, everyone
- 34.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
- 35.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to get feedback (b) to tire them out (c) to skip practice (d) to win a prize
- 36.🙋 When you answer an audience question, which do you do first: listen to the question or thank the asker? (a) listen to the question (b) thank the asker
- 37.🏁 After your last line, what is a good way to finish? (a) ask “was it okay?” (b) “that’s all, I guess” (c) “Thank you” and a smile (d) walk off mid-line
- 38.🙏 At a school function, which usually comes first: the class skit or the vote of thanks? (a) the class skit (b) the vote of thanks
- 39.True or false: “A good example is” gives an example. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🪧 What does the phrase “To sum up” do in a speech? (a) starts the first point (b) sums up (c) shows a contrast (d) gives an example
Answer key
- polite and formal
- True
- 45
- skipping breakfast
- skipping practice
- cheerful and lively
- True
- False
- On the other hand
- a helpful voice habit
- the prize distribution
- True
- False
- to inform
- staring at the floor
- a story hook
- 3
- calm
- at the end of the event
- False
- Hey guys!
- False
- a friend’s secret
- poor eye contact
- 60
- everyone who helped
- thank the asker
- shouting every word
- speak louder
- To sum up
- True
- gonna
- Good morning, everyone
- makes speech unclear
- to get feedback
- listen to the question
- “Thank you” and a smile
- the class skit
- True
- sums up
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