Public Speaking Worksheet: Final Test

Public speaking lesson 24: Final test: public speaking · Set 848 · 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.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “presentation”?
2. 2.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
3. 3.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) rushing to finish (b) hiding behind notes (c) picturing it going well (d) skipping practice
4. 4.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “raspberry”? (a) p (b) t (c) l (d) g
5. 5.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “Summer holidays should be longer.” is an opinion. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🚫 Which opening should you avoid? (a) starting with “sorry” (b) a question (c) a short story (d) a surprising fact
8. 8.🪝 What kind of opening is this? “An octopus has three hearts.” (a) a story hook (b) a weak opening (c) a question hook (d) a fact hook
9. 9.🌱 Which example best supports “Plants need sunlight”? (a) a plant kept dark wilted (b) trains run on rails (c) ice cream is cold (d) cats like milk
10. 10.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
11. 11.🖥️ Which slide is better? (a) eight pictures, 3 ideas (b) one picture, one idea
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) looking at each section (c) eyes on the floor (d) watching one friend only
13. 13.True or false: a speech on the teacher who made me love reading suits Teachers’ Day. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “We request our chief guest to give away the prizes.” is thanking performers. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🪝 What kind of opening is this? “One morning, Ravi’s grandmother handed him an old wooden box.” (a) a story hook (b) a question hook (c) a weak opening (d) a fact hook
16. 16.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows size
17. 17.True or false: telling a happy holiday memory suits a surprised look. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) guess it on stage (b) ask and practise it (c) mumble it quickly (d) skip the name
19. 19.📊 Which chart best shows what fraction of one pizza each friend ate? (a) a bar chart (b) a line chart (c) a pie chart
20. 20.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
21. 21.👀 Good or poor eye contact: reading with head down? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
22. 22.True or false: “meeting a few eyes” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) reading a full script (c) starting a week early (d) standing up to practise
24. 24.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
25. 25.👀 Good or poor eye contact: eyes on the floor? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
26. 26.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: skipping breakfast? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
27. 27.True or false: “Sorry, I did not prepare much, but here goes.” is a weak opening. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “staring at the slides” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🥧 A pie chart shows the favourite seasons of a class: 10% choose winter, 15% choose summer and the rest choose the monsoon. What percent choose the monsoon?
30. 30.🔎 Is this a specific example or a vague claim? “Exercise is nice and stuff.” (a) a vague claim (b) a specific example
31. 31.True or false: “standing tall” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔎 Is this a specific example or a vague claim? “Some things are kind of helpful sometimes.” (a) a vague claim (b) a specific example
33. 33.True or false: “Who here has ever lost a ball in a neighbour’s garden?” is a question hook. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) helpful (b) distracting
35. 35.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) practising out loud (c) standing up to practise (d) only reading silently
36. 36.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) looking around the room (b) including the back row (c) glancing down, then up (d) eyes on the floor
37. 37.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Good morning, respected (c) Gonna tell you something (d) It is my privilege to
38. 38.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) high or low (b) long or short (c) fast or slow (d) loud or soft
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing angrily (b) admitting you don’t know (c) repeating the question (d) staying calm
40. 40.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling

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