Public Speaking Worksheet: Final Test

Public speaking lesson 24: Final test: public speaking · Set 858 · 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.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🪝 Which is the stronger opening for a talk on trees? (a) “Trees. Yes. Trees.” (b) “A tree saved my road.”
3. 3.True or false: “In short, reading builds words, ideas and imagination.” is a summary. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Hey guys! (c) Guess what happened! (d) Respected judges,
5. 5.🎙️ What does an anchor (compere) do at a school event? (a) sells the tickets (b) guides the programme (c) performs every dance (d) judges the prizes
6. 6.🙏 Is this line from a welcome address or a vote of thanks? “We thank every student who performed so well tonight.” (a) a welcome address (b) a vote of thanks
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the slides (b) glancing down, then up (c) including the back row (d) meeting a few eyes
8. 8.✂️ Kabir’s class presentation must fit in 4 minutes. Kabir speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 560 words. How many words must be cut?
9. 9.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) energetic (b) monotonous (c) expressive (d) melodious
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking at everyone (b) interrupting the asker (c) arguing angrily (d) making up an answer
11. 11.True or false: “staring at the slides” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “That is all. Sorry it was boring.” is a link to the opening. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🙋 Is this a polite or an impolite reply to an audience question? “I see it differently, but thank you for sharing.” (a) an impolite reply (b) a polite reply
15. 15.🙋 Is this a polite or an impolite reply to an audience question? “Obviously! Everyone knows that.” (a) a polite reply (b) an impolite reply
16. 16.🎙️ In a practice run, Kabir said 390 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
17. 17.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) glancing down, then up (b) eyes on the floor (c) looking at each section (d) including the back row
18. 18.📝 You have notes. How should you use them? (a) hold them over your face (b) glance down, look up (c) read with head down (d) stare only at them
19. 19.True or false: “When I was in Class 3, I froze on stage in the middle of a poem.” is a question hook. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📊 What should every chart on a slide have? (a) no labels (b) a clear title (c) ten colours (d) tiny text
21. 21.True or false: “Thank you, Class 7, for that wonderful skit.” is closing the event. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
23. 23.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
24. 24.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
25. 25.True or false: “apologising at the end” is a strong ending habit. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) helpful (b) distracting
27. 27.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
28. 28.🙏 Is this line from a welcome address or a vote of thanks? “It gives me great joy to welcome our Principal to the stage.” (a) a welcome address (b) a vote of thanks
29. 29.📖 Which part of a story is this line? “It was the first day of school after the summer break.” (a) the problem (b) the solution (c) the setting
30. 30.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
31. 31.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to tire yourself (b) to fit the time limit (c) to skip the ending (d) to speak faster
32. 32.🐢 You are describing the last seconds of a close race. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
33. 33.🏁 A memorable ending should be… (a) about a new topic (b) long and slow (c) a whispered mumble (d) short and strong
34. 34.🪧 What does the phrase “To begin with” do in a speech? (a) starts the first point (b) sums up (c) adds another point (d) shows a contrast
35. 35.🔎 Is this a specific example or a vague claim? “Our class collected 120 old books for the village library in one month.” (a) a vague claim (b) a specific example
36. 36.True or false: “I am not sure, but I will find out and tell you.” is a polite reply. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: a speech asking classmates to stop wasting food is mainly to persuade. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving early (b) smiling at a friend (c) rushing to finish (d) slow deep breaths
39. 39.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) only big numbers (c) short, simple words (d) lots of difficult terms

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