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Public Speaking Worksheet: Final Test

Public speaking lesson 24: Final test: public speaking · Set 915 · 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.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
  2. 2.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  3. 3.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: admitting you don’t know? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit
  4. 4.📊 Which chart best shows what fraction of one pizza each friend ate? (a) a bar chart (b) a pie chart (c) a line chart
  5. 5.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) only big numbers (b) long, hard words (c) short, simple words (d) lots of difficult terms
  7. 7.True or false: “Plants need sunlight to make food.” is a fact. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.⏱️ Nisha speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute competition speech?
  9. 9.True or false: “ten fonts on one slide” is a poor slide habit. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) practising for family (c) marking pauses on cards (d) never timing yourself
  11. 11.🙏 Is this line from a welcome address or a vote of thanks? “Let us begin this special day by welcoming our guests.” (a) a vote of thanks (b) a welcome address
  12. 12.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: the group song or lighting the lamp? (a) the group song (b) lighting the lamp
  13. 13.🧐 Is this a fact or an opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  14. 14.🖥️ Which slide is better? (a) eight pictures, 3 ideas (b) one picture, one idea
  15. 15.True or false: “yellow text on white” is a good slide habit. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: a speech on the rights and duties of citizens suits Independence Day. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these is a poor slide habit? (a) ten fonts on one slide (b) a clear, large picture (c) one idea per slide (d) few words, big text
  18. 18.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Gonna tell you something (c) So, like, yeah (d) Guess what happened!
  19. 19.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) rises at the end (b) goes silent (c) gets very loud (d) stops in the middle
  20. 20.Which phrase adds another point? (a) Moreover (b) Even so (c) For example (d) On the other hand
  21. 21.True or false: “calm, still feet” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) practising out loud (c) standing up to practise (d) checking slides early
  23. 23.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) ignore the limit (b) cut, then time it again (c) speak much faster (d) drop the ending
  24. 24.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
  25. 25.🙋 Is this a polite or an impolite reply to an audience question? “That is a great question — thank you.” (a) a polite reply (b) an impolite reply
  26. 26.🙏 Is this line from a welcome address or a vote of thanks? “A big thank-you to our teachers, who worked hard behind the scenes.” (a) a vote of thanks (b) a welcome address
  27. 27.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  28. 28.📅 On which date of November is Children’s Day celebrated in India?
  29. 29.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) trailing off at the end (c) finishing every word (d) sipping water before
  30. 30.🏁 After your last line, what is a good way to finish? (a) “Thank you” and a smile (b) walk off mid-line (c) ask “was it okay?” (d) “that’s all, I guess”
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) thanking the audience (d) reasons for your idea
  32. 32.📊 Which chart best shows what share of ₹100 of pocket money goes on saving, snacks and books? (a) a line chart (b) a pie chart (c) a bar chart
  33. 33.True or false: a speech on the teacher who made me love reading suits Teachers’ Day. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) guess it on stage (b) mumble it quickly (c) skip the name (d) ask and practise it
  35. 35.📖 Which part of a story is this line? “It was the first day of school after the summer break.” (a) the problem (b) the setting (c) the solution
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) natural gestures (c) fiddling with a pen (d) open hands
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the asker (b) answering only friends (c) looking at everyone (d) keeping answers short
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big, readable fonts (b) full paragraphs to read (c) a clear, large picture (d) dark text on light
  39. 39.🪧 What does the phrase “On the other hand” do in a speech? (a) shows a contrast (b) starts the first point (c) gives an example (d) sums up
  40. 40.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) looking out the window (b) looking around the room (c) looking at each section (d) including the back row

Answer key

  1. informal
  2. the body
  3. a good Q&A habit
  4. a pie chart
  5. False
  6. short, simple words
  7. True
  8. 390
  9. True
  10. never timing yourself
  11. a welcome address
  12. lighting the lamp
  13. a fact
  14. one picture, one idea
  15. False
  16. False
  17. ten fonts on one slide
  18. Good morning, respected
  19. rises at the end
  20. Moreover
  21. False
  22. never timing yourself
  23. cut, then time it again
  24. cheerful and lively
  25. a polite reply
  26. a vote of thanks
  27. helpful
  28. 14
  29. trailing off at the end
  30. “Thank you” and a smile
  31. reasons for your idea
  32. a pie chart
  33. True
  34. ask and practise it
  35. the setting
  36. fiddling with a pen
  37. answering only friends
  38. full paragraphs to read
  39. shows a contrast
  40. looking out the window

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