Public Speaking Worksheet: Final Test
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.
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- 1.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) monotonous (b) melodious (c) expressive (d) energetic
- 2.Which of these usually comes in the middle part? (a) the prayer song (b) the National Anthem (c) the group song (d) welcoming the guests
- 3.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
- 4.⏱️ How many words can Kabir say in 2 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
- 5.🪝 What kind of opening is this? “Um, so, I am going to talk about trees, I guess.” (a) a story hook (b) a weak opening (c) a fact hook (d) a question hook
- 6.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: repeating the question? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Secondly (b) Moreover (c) On the other hand (d) In addition
- 8.🙏 Is this line from a welcome address or a vote of thanks? “Let us begin this special day by welcoming our guests.” (a) a welcome address (b) a vote of thanks
- 9.🔎 Is this a specific example or a vague claim? “In our school garden, the tomato plants we watered daily grew twice as tall.” (a) a vague claim (b) a specific example
- 10.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) fast or slow (b) high or low (c) long or short (d) loud or soft
- 11.🏫 Which day suits an assembly speech on the joys of childhood? (a) Independence Day (b) Children’s Day (c) Teachers’ Day (d) World Environment Day
- 12.⏱️ Tara reads a 360-word competition speech at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
- 13.🏠 What is a good way to practise at home? (a) only read it silently (b) just think about it (c) never say it aloud (d) speak it to your family
- 14.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
- 15.🥧 A pie chart shows how Class 6 children come to school: 10% walk, 25% come by bus and the rest cycle. What percent cycle?
- 16.⏱️ Aarav speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute welcome speech?
- 17.⏱️ Meera’s class presentation has 280 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
- 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one idea per slide (b) big, readable fonts (c) a clear, large picture (d) too many bullet points
- 20.🥧 A pie chart shows what a school garden is planted with: 10% is flowers, 20% is vegetables and the rest is grass. What percent is grass?
- 21.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
- 22.🔊 You are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
- 23.🎯 A speech full of jokes and a funny story mainly aims… (a) to inform (b) to persuade (c) to entertain
- 24.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) arriving early (b) stretching your arms (c) sipping some water (d) skipping practice
- 25.True or false: a speech on the rights and duties of citizens suits Teachers’ Day. (a) False (b) True
- 26.📋 Before writing a speech, what should you decide first? (a) its purpose (b) the stage colour (c) the font (d) the ending music
- 27.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) standing tall (b) arms crossed tightly (c) tapping your foot (d) touching your hair a lot
- 28.True or false: “Moreover” starts the first point. (a) True (b) False
- 29.True or false: “skipping breakfast” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
- 30.True or false: “Thank you, dear parents, for being such a wonderful audience today.” belongs in a welcome address. (a) True (b) False
- 31.Which of these usually comes in the opening part? (a) the poem recitation (b) the class skit (c) the prayer song (d) the group song
- 32.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) helpful (b) distracting
- 33.📋 In which part of a school function does the class skit usually come? (a) the middle (b) the closing (c) the opening
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) speaking into your notes (c) speaking to the back row (d) keeping your chin up
- 35.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “education”?
- 36.True or false: sharing an amazing fact you just learned suits a warm smile. (a) True (b) False
- 37.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) the nose alone (b) holding the breath (c) deep in the belly (d) only the throat
- 38.Which word has a silent h? (a) hour (b) wrist (c) two (d) talk
- 39.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
- 40.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) shouting every word (c) sipping water before (d) changing your speed
Answer key
- monotonous
- the group song
- an unhelpful voice habit
- 250
- a weak opening
- a good Q&A habit
- On the other hand
- a welcome address
- a specific example
- high or low
- Children’s Day
- 180
- speak it to your family
- the body
- 65
- 130
- 2
- informal
- too many bullet points
- 70
- helpful
- speak louder
- to entertain
- skipping practice
- False
- its purpose
- standing tall
- False
- False
- False
- the prayer song
- distracting
- the middle
- speaking into your notes
- 4
- False
- deep in the belly
- hour
- False
- shouting every word
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