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.👀 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.🙏 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.Which phrase starts the first point? (a) Firstly (b) In addition (c) Take the case of (d) In conclusion
- 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.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.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
- 7.True or false: “pausing before the end” is a weak ending habit. (a) True (b) False
- 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.🙏 At a school function, which usually comes first: welcoming the guests or the class skit? (a) welcoming the guests (b) the class skit
- 10.🪝 Which is the stronger opening for a talk on saving water? (a) “My topic is water.” (b) “Ever seen a dry tap?”
- 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.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: the prize distribution or the welcome address? (a) the prize distribution (b) the welcome address
- 13.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
- 14.🎯 A speech full of jokes and a funny story mainly aims… (a) to inform (b) to entertain (c) to persuade
- 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.🧱 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.⏱️ How many words can Arjun say in 1 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
- 18.True or false: “One morning, Ravi’s grandmother handed him an old wooden box.” is a question hook. (a) True (b) False
- 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.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) distracting (b) helpful
- 21.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: knowing your opening? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
- 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.🎯 Which purpose usually ends with a call like “Join us!”? (a) to inform (b) to entertain (c) to persuade
- 24.🖥️ Good or poor slide habit: one idea per slide? (a) a good slide habit (b) a poor slide habit
- 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.True or false: “looking at each section” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
- 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) natural gestures (c) relaxed shoulders (d) hands deep in pockets
- 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.True or false: “Um, so, I am going to talk about trees, I guess.” is a question hook. (a) True (b) False
- 31.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) chin up (c) swaying side to side (d) open hands
- 33.👀 Good or poor eye contact: eyes on the floor? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
- 34.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
- 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.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
- 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.💡 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.📊 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.🙋 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
- look at each section
- the chief guest
- Firstly
- True
- rushing through it
- pace
- False
- 11
- welcoming the guests
- “Ever seen a dry tap?”
- ask and practise it
- the welcome address
- the closing
- to entertain
- calm and gentle
- introducing the topic
- 210
- False
- a welcome address
- helpful
- a helpful habit
- 59
- to persuade
- a good slide habit
- Independence Day
- False
- change over time
- hands deep in pockets
- hands deep in pockets
- False
- True
- swaying side to side
- poor eye contact
- helpful
- yellow text on white
- True
- lots of practice
- stress it a little
- a bar chart
- say you will find out
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