Public Speaking Worksheet: Final Test

Public speaking lesson 24: Final test: public speaking · Set 850 · 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.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) open hands (c) arms crossed tightly (d) chin up
2. 2.🙋 You didn’t hear the question clearly. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) politely ask again (c) pretend you heard (d) guess and answer
3. 3.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is an opinion. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📅 On which date of September is Teachers’ Day celebrated in India?
5. 5.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about volume. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🪝 What kind of opening is this? “Last monsoon, my brother and I found a tiny kitten under our scooter.” (a) a fact hook (b) a weak opening (c) a question hook (d) a story hook
7. 7.📅 On which date of September is Hindi Diwas?
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Esteemed guests, (c) It is my privilege to (d) What’s up, everyone?
9. 9.True or false: a speech explaining the rules of kabaddi is mainly to inform. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🥧 A pie chart shows how Riya uses her pocket money: 20% goes on books, 25% goes on snacks and the rest is saved. What percent is saved?
11. 11.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: the group song or the prayer song? (a) the group song (b) the prayer song
12. 12.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) reading with head down (c) staring at the slides (d) eyes on the floor
13. 13.🎯 A speech full of jokes and a funny story mainly aims… (a) to entertain (b) to persuade (c) to inform
14. 14.🙏 Is this line from a welcome address or a vote of thanks? “We thank every student who performed so well tonight.” (a) a vote of thanks (b) a welcome address
15. 15.📝 You have notes. How should you use them? (a) read with head down (b) stare only at them (c) glance down, look up (d) hold them over your face
16. 16.📅 On which date of January is India’s Republic Day?
17. 17.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
18. 18.True or false: “Our class collected 120 old books for the village library in one month.” is a specific example. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Oi, all of you
20. 20.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or a summary of the points? (a) a preview of the points (b) a summary of the points
21. 21.True or false: “Sorry, I did not prepare much, but here goes.” is a weak opening. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📖 After telling a story, what should you do? (a) tell three more (b) leave the stage (c) link it to your point (d) start a new topic
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing off the stage (b) adding a new point (c) ending on time (d) running over time
24. 24.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) points to something
25. 25.True or false: “We are delighted to have all the parents with us this morning.” belongs in a vote of thanks. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) On the other hand (b) Moreover (c) However (d) Even so
27. 27.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: the welcome address or the class skit? (a) the welcome address (b) the class skit
28. 28.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) looking at each section (b) looking around the room (c) looking out the window (d) including the back row
29. 29.True or false: “Last but not least, thank you all for being here.” belongs in a welcome address. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🎯 What is the main purpose of a speech asking families to save water? (a) to entertain (b) to inform (c) to persuade
31. 31.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) saying word endings (c) breaking long words up (d) dropping word endings
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching one friend only (b) staring at the ceiling (c) staring at the slides (d) meeting a few eyes
33. 33.🎙️ In a practice run, Kabir said 260 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) To sum up (b) In short (c) To conclude (d) Secondly
35. 35.🏁 What kind of ending is this? “So tonight, switch off one extra light — and keep doing it.” (a) a call to action (b) a link to the opening (c) a summary (d) a weak ending
36. 36.📊 What should every chart on a slide have? (a) ten colours (b) tiny text (c) no labels (d) a clear title
37. 37.🙏 At a school function, which usually comes first: the group song or the prize distribution? (a) the group song (b) the prize distribution
38. 38.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🪧 What does the phrase “Let me start with” do in a speech? (a) shows a contrast (b) starts the first point (c) adds another point (d) gives an example
40. 40.⏱️ Meera’s assembly talk has 400 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?

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