Public Speaking Worksheet: Final Test
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- 1.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
- 2.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) smiling at a friend (b) thinking you will fail (c) slow deep breaths (d) sipping some water
- 3.💧 Which example best supports “We can save water”? (a) closing taps saved 40 L (b) buses are big (c) the sky is blue (d) dogs can bark
- 4.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) volume (b) pace (c) a pause (d) pitch
- 5.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
- 6.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
- 7.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) b (d) p
- 8.🎯 What is the main purpose of a speech asking classmates to stop wasting food? (a) to inform (b) to entertain (c) to persuade
- 9.🪝 What kind of opening is this? “One morning, Ravi’s grandmother handed him an old wooden box.” (a) a question hook (b) a story hook (c) a fact hook (d) a weak opening
- 10.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) cramming late at night (b) hiding behind notes (c) staring at the floor (d) picturing it going well
- 11.🧹 Why should a vote of thanks also name helpers like the support staff? (a) everyone who helped (b) to tease them (c) to make it longer (d) to fill time
- 12.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) facing the audience (c) natural gestures (d) arms crossed tightly
- 13.Which word has a silent b? (a) sword (b) calm (c) island (d) climb
- 14.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) confuses everyone (b) makes people leave (c) wastes the speech (d) builds interest
- 15.🏁 What kind of ending is this? “That is all. Sorry it was boring.” (a) a call to action (b) a link to the opening (c) a summary (d) a weak ending
- 16.🙋 Is this a polite or an impolite reply to an audience question? “I already said that. Weren’t you listening?” (a) an impolite reply (b) a polite reply
- 17.🌱 Which example best supports “Plants need sunlight”? (a) cats like milk (b) trains run on rails (c) ice cream is cold (d) a plant kept dark wilted
- 18.True or false: “I already said that. Weren’t you listening?” is a polite reply. (a) True (b) False
- 19.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Hey guys! (d) Good morning, respected
- 20.True or false: “Take the case of” gives an example. (a) False (b) True
- 21.True or false: “looking around the room” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) swaying side to side (c) open hands (d) relaxed shoulders
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) tapping your foot (c) hands deep in pockets (d) feet steady and apart
- 24.📅 On which date of January is India’s Republic Day?
- 25.📊 A bar chart shows books read in a week: Yellow House 25, Green House 18. How many more books did Yellow House read?
- 26.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) feet steady and apart (c) natural gestures (d) open hands
- 27.Which of these is a poor slide habit? (a) yellow text on white (b) a clear, large picture (c) few words, big text (d) dark text on light
- 28.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 50 (b) about 2 or 3 (c) none at all (d) about 20
- 29.📈 A line chart shows a bean plant’s height: 2 cm in week 1 and 15 cm in week 4. How many cm did it grow?
- 30.🪧 What does the phrase “A good example is” do in a speech? (a) sums up (b) starts the first point (c) gives an example (d) adds another point
- 31.🎙️ What is the anchor doing with this line? “That poem made us feel the rain. Well done, Class 2!” (a) closing the event (b) thanking performers (c) introducing an item (d) inviting a guest
- 32.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “half”? (a) h (b) b (c) l (d) k
- 33.True or false: “Another point is” adds another point. (a) False (b) True
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cramming late at night (b) rushing to finish (c) arriving early (d) saying sorry first
- 35.True or false: “Thank you all for coming. We hope you enjoyed the show.” is closing the event. (a) True (b) False
- 36.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) looking at each section (b) including the back row (c) a few seconds per person (d) staring at the slides
- 37.🪧 What does the phrase “My first point is” do in a speech? (a) starts the first point (b) adds another point (c) gives an example (d) sums up
- 38.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) skip it (b) whisper it (c) say it in one rush (d) break it into syllables
- 39.🏫 Which day suits an assembly speech on the meaning of 15 August? (a) Teachers’ Day (b) Children’s Day (c) World Environment Day (d) Independence Day
- 40.🧐 Is this a fact or an opinion? “Water freezes at 0 °C.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
Answer key
- True
- thinking you will fail
- closing taps saved 40 L
- pace
- cheerful and lively
- False
- w
- to persuade
- a story hook
- picturing it going well
- everyone who helped
- arms crossed tightly
- climb
- builds interest
- a weak ending
- an impolite reply
- a plant kept dark wilted
- False
- Hey guys!
- True
- False
- swaying side to side
- feet steady and apart
- 26
- 7
- swaying side to side
- yellow text on white
- about 2 or 3
- 13
- gives an example
- thanking performers
- l
- True
- arriving early
- True
- staring at the slides
- starts the first point
- break it into syllables
- Independence Day
- a fact
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