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Public speaking lesson 24: Final test: public speaking · Set 878 · 40 questions
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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. 1.👀 In a big hall, how can you make eye contact with everyone? (a) close your eyes (b) look at the floor (c) look at each section (d) look at one person
  2. 2.🙏 Whom does a vote of thanks usually thank first? (a) the chief guest (b) yourself (c) the last row only (d) no one at all
  3. 3.Which phrase starts the first point? (a) Firstly (b) In addition (c) Take the case of (d) In conclusion
  4. 4.True or false: “We sincerely thank our chief guest for sparing her valuable time.” belongs in a vote of thanks. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) rushing through it (c) finishing every word (d) keeping your chin up
  6. 6.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
  7. 7.True or false: “pausing before the end” is a weak ending habit. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.📊 A bar chart shows books read in a week: Yellow House 35, Green House 24. How many more books did Yellow House read?
  9. 9.🙏 At a school function, which usually comes first: welcoming the guests or the class skit? (a) welcoming the guests (b) the class skit
  10. 10.🪝 Which is the stronger opening for a talk on saving water? (a) “My topic is water.” (b) “Ever seen a dry tap?”
  11. 11.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) skip the name (b) mumble it quickly (c) guess it on stage (d) ask and practise it
  12. 12.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: the prize distribution or the welcome address? (a) the prize distribution (b) the welcome address
  13. 13.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  14. 14.🎯 A speech full of jokes and a funny story mainly aims… (a) to inform (b) to entertain (c) to persuade
  15. 15.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
  16. 16.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or introducing the topic? (a) a summary of the points (b) introducing the topic
  17. 17.⏱️ How many words can Arjun say in 1 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
  18. 18.True or false: “One morning, Ravi’s grandmother handed him an old wooden box.” is a question hook. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🙏 Is this line from a welcome address or a vote of thanks? “On behalf of the school, I welcome you all to our Annual Day.” (a) a welcome address (b) a vote of thanks
  20. 20.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  21. 21.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: knowing your opening? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
  22. 22.📊 A bar chart shows how many children chose debate: Class 6 — 22, Class 7 — 14, Class 8 — 23. How many children is that in all?
  23. 23.🎯 Which purpose usually ends with a call like “Join us!”? (a) to inform (b) to entertain (c) to persuade
  24. 24.🖥️ Good or poor slide habit: one idea per slide? (a) a good slide habit (b) a poor slide habit
  25. 25.🏫 Which day suits an assembly speech on the meaning of 15 August? (a) Republic Day (b) World Environment Day (c) Teachers’ Day (d) Independence Day
  26. 26.True or false: “looking at each section” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.📈 A line chart is best for showing… (a) a single number (b) a list of names (c) change over time (d) parts of a whole
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) natural gestures (c) relaxed shoulders (d) hands deep in pockets
  29. 29.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) feet steady and apart (c) hands deep in pockets (d) chin up
  30. 30.True or false: “Um, so, I am going to talk about trees, I guess.” is a question hook. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) chin up (c) swaying side to side (d) open hands
  33. 33.👀 Good or poor eye contact: eyes on the floor? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
  34. 34.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  35. 35.Which of these is a poor slide habit? (a) one style throughout (b) a clear, large picture (c) yellow text on white (d) dark text on light
  36. 36.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🎤 How do most good speakers get better? (a) lots of practice (b) avoiding the stage (c) never feeling nervous (d) being born perfect
  38. 38.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) say it faster (b) stress it a little (c) mumble it (d) skip it
  39. 39.📊 Which chart best shows the marks of five students in one test? (a) a pie chart (b) a bar chart (c) a line chart
  40. 40.🙋 You don’t know the answer to a question. What is best? (a) laugh at the asker (b) make up an answer (c) ignore the question (d) say you will find out

Answer key

  1. look at each section
  2. the chief guest
  3. Firstly
  4. True
  5. rushing through it
  6. pace
  7. False
  8. 11
  9. welcoming the guests
  10. “Ever seen a dry tap?”
  11. ask and practise it
  12. the welcome address
  13. the closing
  14. to entertain
  15. calm and gentle
  16. introducing the topic
  17. 210
  18. False
  19. a welcome address
  20. helpful
  21. a helpful habit
  22. 59
  23. to persuade
  24. a good slide habit
  25. Independence Day
  26. False
  27. change over time
  28. hands deep in pockets
  29. hands deep in pockets
  30. False
  31. True
  32. swaying side to side
  33. poor eye contact
  34. helpful
  35. yellow text on white
  36. True
  37. lots of practice
  38. stress it a little
  39. a bar chart
  40. say you will find out

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