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Public Speaking Worksheet: Final Test

Public speaking lesson 24: Final test: public speaking · Set 792 · 40 questions
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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. 1.👀 Good or poor eye contact: including the back row? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
  2. 2.🪝 What kind of opening is this? “My topic is water. That is all.” (a) a question hook (b) a story hook (c) a weak opening (d) a fact hook
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking out the window (b) a few seconds per person (c) glancing down, then up (d) looking around the room
  4. 4.True or false: “rushing off the stage” is a weak ending habit. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  6. 6.True or false: a speech reporting the results of a class survey is mainly to inform. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) arms crossed tightly (c) swaying side to side (d) feet steady and apart
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) My first point is (b) Let me start with (c) To begin with (d) Another point is
  9. 9.📈 A line chart shows a bean plant’s height: 9 cm in week 1 and 23 cm in week 8. How many cm did it grow?
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the asker (b) looking at everyone (c) making up an answer (d) repeating the question
  11. 11.True or false: “Our class was on a picnic beside a big lake.” is the problem in the story. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering only friends (b) a ten-minute answer (c) thanking the asker (d) interrupting the asker
  13. 13.⏱️ Vihaan’s assembly talk has 360 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  14. 14.⏱️ Aarav reads a 225-word welcome speech at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ten-minute answer (b) rolling your eyes (c) interrupting the asker (d) staying calm
  16. 16.Which phrase adds another point? (a) In addition (b) Take the case of (c) Even so (d) In contrast
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) speaking to the back row (c) trailing off at the end (d) finishing every word
  18. 18.True or false: “Let us begin this special day by welcoming our guests.” belongs in a vote of thanks. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “checking slides early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stopping mid-sentence (b) ending on time (c) pausing before the end (d) a calm thank-you
  21. 21.Which word has a silent h? (a) rhino (b) climb (c) cupboard (d) reign
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) checking slides early (c) using short cue cards (d) skipping the ending
  23. 23.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: “full paragraphs to read” is a good slide habit. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.📊 A bar chart shows how many children chose debate: Class 6 — 26, Class 7 — 18, Class 8 — 20. How many children is that in all?
  27. 27.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) volume (d) pitch
  28. 28.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
  29. 29.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) none at all (b) about 20 (c) about 2 or 3 (d) about 50
  30. 30.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
  31. 31.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) dropping word endings (d) opening your mouth well
  32. 32.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading with head down (b) looking around the room (c) eyes on the floor (d) staring at the slides
  35. 35.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) points to something
  36. 36.⏱️ Rohan speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute science fair talk?
  37. 37.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) practising out loud (c) only reading silently (d) rewriting it last night
  38. 38.🪝 What is the main job of a speech’s opening? (a) to fill time (b) to thank everyone (c) to grab attention (d) to end the speech
  39. 39.🥧 A pie chart shows the favourite seasons of a class: 10% choose winter, 25% choose summer and the rest choose the monsoon. What percent choose the monsoon?
  40. 40.Which of these is a poor slide habit? (a) flashy spinning effects (b) dark text on light (c) short bullet points (d) a title on each slide

Answer key

  1. good eye contact
  2. a weak opening
  3. looking out the window
  4. True
  5. the body
  6. True
  7. feet steady and apart
  8. Another point is
  9. 14
  10. making up an answer
  11. False
  12. thanking the asker
  13. 3
  14. 90
  15. staying calm
  16. In addition
  17. trailing off at the end
  18. False
  19. False
  20. stopping mid-sentence
  21. rhino
  22. skipping the ending
  23. True
  24. False
  25. True
  26. 64
  27. a pause
  28. speak louder
  29. about 2 or 3
  30. a poor rehearsal habit
  31. dropping word endings
  32. False
  33. a helpful voice habit
  34. looking around the room
  35. shows a number
  36. 600
  37. practising out loud
  38. to grab attention
  39. 65
  40. flashy spinning effects

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