Public Speaking Worksheet: Final Test

Public speaking lesson 24: Final test: public speaking · Set 899 · 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.⏱️ How long is a typical “thought for the day”? (a) under a minute (b) all morning (c) about an hour (d) a whole period
2. 2.🙋 When you answer an audience question, which do you do first: listen to the question or answer briefly? (a) listen to the question (b) answer briefly
3. 3.Which of these usually comes in the opening part? (a) the class skit (b) the prayer song (c) the dance performance (d) the vote of thanks
4. 4.🙏 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 vote of thanks (b) a welcome address
5. 5.Which word has a silent p? (a) knot (b) cupboard (c) sword (d) debt
6. 6.Which of these is a poor slide habit? (a) one idea per slide (b) one style throughout (c) ten fonts on one slide (d) big, readable fonts
7. 7.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) hands deep in pockets (c) open hands (d) facing the audience
8. 8.True or false: “standing tall” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
10. 10.🔎 Is this a specific example or a vague claim? “When Meena read for 20 minutes a day, she finished six storybooks in one term.” (a) a specific example (b) a vague claim
11. 11.🔁 You say one word wrongly while speaking. What is best? (a) start all over again (b) correct it and go on (c) apologise many times (d) stop the speech
12. 12.True or false: “Next, the children of Class 4 present a lively folk dance.” is closing the event. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🙋 Is this a polite or an impolite reply to an audience question? “That is a silly question.” (a) a polite reply (b) an impolite reply
14. 14.⏱️ Diya’s class presentation has 280 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
15. 15.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) confuses everyone (b) wastes the speech (c) builds interest (d) makes people leave
16. 16.True or false: for a puppy’s weight each week as it grows, a line chart is the best choice. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
18. 18.🔎 Is this a specific example or a vague claim? “My grandfather walks 5 km every morning and feels fit at seventy.” (a) a specific example (b) a vague claim
19. 19.True or false: “We all held the poles together until the rain stopped.” is the problem in the story. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🎯 What is the main purpose of a speech sharing a silly poem about Monday mornings? (a) to entertain (b) to persuade (c) to inform
21. 21.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) a ten-minute answer (b) admitting you don’t know (c) answering only friends (d) rolling your eyes
22. 22.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
23. 23.🪝 What kind of opening is this? “What would you do if the lights went out for a week?” (a) a story hook (b) a question hook (c) a fact hook (d) a weak opening
24. 24.Which of these usually comes in the middle part? (a) the class skit (b) the welcome address (c) the National Anthem (d) lighting the lamp
25. 25.🪝 What kind of opening is this? “Last monsoon, my brother and I found a tiny kitten under our scooter.” (a) a weak opening (b) a story hook (c) a fact hook (d) a question hook
26. 26.🙏 A vote of thanks should be… (a) full of jokes on guests (b) long and boring (c) a brand-new speech (d) short and sincere
27. 27.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) loud or soft (b) long or short (c) high or low (d) fast or slow
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pausing before the end (b) looking up at the end (c) linking to the start (d) running over time
29. 29.📋 In which part of a school function does the National Anthem usually come? (a) the closing (b) the middle (c) the opening
30. 30.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
31. 31.👀 Good or poor eye contact: glancing down, then up? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) the call to action (c) thanking the audience (d) reasons for your idea
33. 33.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: sipping some water? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
34. 34.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) rushing long words (c) saying word endings (d) breaking long words up
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) I would like to begin by (c) Respected judges, (d) What’s up, everyone?
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) flashy spinning effects (b) big, readable fonts (c) short bullet points (d) a title on each slide
38. 38.True or false: for the heights of four different plants, a bar chart is the best choice. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📋 In which part of a school function does the poem recitation usually come? (a) the opening (b) the middle (c) the closing
40. 40.True or false: “Our heartfelt thanks to the Principal for her constant support.” belongs in a welcome address. (a) False (b) True

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