Public Speaking Worksheet: Final Test

Public speaking lesson 24: Final test: public speaking · Set 852 · 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.💭 A “thought for the day” in assembly is usually… (a) a long story (b) a maths sum (c) a weather report (d) a short wise saying
2. 2.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “aisle”? (a) k (b) t (c) s (d) h
3. 3.🚫 Which opening should you avoid? (a) a question (b) a short story (c) starting with “sorry” (d) a surprising fact
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Esteemed guests, (c) It is my privilege to (d) Guess what happened!
5. 5.📊 Which chart best shows your height on each birthday from age 5 to 12? (a) a pie chart (b) a bar chart (c) a line chart
6. 6.True or false: “smiling at a friend” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🙏 Is this line from a welcome address or a vote of thanks? “Thank you, dear parents, for being such a wonderful audience today.” (a) a vote of thanks (b) a welcome address
8. 8.True or false: “one style throughout” is a poor slide habit. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: a speech explaining how a rainbow forms is mainly to inform. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📋 Before writing a speech, what should you decide first? (a) its purpose (b) the ending music (c) the font (d) the stage colour
11. 11.Which phrase adds another point? (a) On the other hand (b) To begin with (c) To conclude (d) In addition
12. 12.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) shows a number
13. 13.True or false: “staring at the slides” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🏁 Strong or weak ending habit: a clear last line? (a) a strong ending habit (b) a weak ending habit
15. 15.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: the group song or the National Anthem? (a) the group song (b) the National Anthem
16. 16.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
17. 17.📊 A bar chart shows books read in a week: Blue House 19, Red House 5. How many more books did Blue House read?
18. 18.📖 Why do speakers tell short personal stories? (a) to waste time (b) stories stick in minds (c) to confuse people (d) to avoid the topic
19. 19.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) breathing from the belly (d) rushing through it
20. 20.🎯 A speech with facts, steps and clear explanations mainly aims… (a) to entertain (b) to persuade (c) to inform
21. 21.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: saying sorry first? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
22. 22.True or false: a speech on keeping our rivers clean suits Independence Day. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🏫 Which day suits an assembly speech on the brave freedom fighters of India? (a) World Environment Day (b) Independence Day (c) Republic Day (d) Teachers’ Day
24. 24.🎯 Which purpose usually ends with a call like “Join us!”? (a) to inform (b) to persuade (c) to entertain
25. 25.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or facts and examples? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) swaying side to side (c) standing tall (d) tapping your foot
27. 27.📈 A line chart shows a bean plant’s height: 3 cm in week 1 and 7 cm in week 7. How many cm did it grow?
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading out every slide (b) short bullet points (c) flashy spinning effects (d) too many bullet points
29. 29.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🙋 When you answer an audience question, which do you do first: answer briefly or check if it helped? (a) answer briefly (b) check if it helped
31. 31.👀 About how long should you look at one person before moving on? (a) not at all (b) a few seconds (c) a few minutes (d) the whole speech
32. 32.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) projecting (c) trailing off (d) pausing
33. 33.🔎 Is this a specific example or a vague claim? “Everything is better when things are better.” (a) a specific example (b) a vague claim
34. 34.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) a story proving a point (c) the memorable last line (d) introducing the topic
35. 35.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) mumbling into your chest (c) a steady pace (d) chewing gum as you talk
36. 36.🏫 Whom do you usually greet first in an assembly speech? (a) your best friend (b) nobody at all (c) the Principal (d) the youngest child
37. 37.Which of these is a strong ending habit? (a) rushing off the stage (b) apologising at the end (c) trailing off (d) pausing before the end
38. 38.🪧 What does the phrase “Take the case of” do in a speech? (a) sums up (b) gives an example (c) adds another point (d) starts the first point
39. 39.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “foreign”? (a) g (b) p (c) k (d) h
40. 40.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) swaying side to side (c) facing the audience (d) open hands

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