Public Speaking Worksheet: Final Test

Public speaking lesson 24: Final test: public speaking · Set 922 · 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.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or reasons for your idea? (a) introducing the topic (b) reasons for your idea
2. 2.📋 Before writing a speech, what should you decide first? (a) the font (b) its purpose (c) the ending music (d) the stage colour
3. 3.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
4. 4.🏫 Which day suits an assembly speech on the brave freedom fighters of India? (a) Republic Day (b) Children’s Day (c) Teachers’ Day (d) Independence Day
5. 5.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: standing tall? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
6. 6.🏫 Whom do you usually greet first in an assembly speech? (a) the youngest child (b) the Principal (c) nobody at all (d) your best friend
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking out the window (b) reading with head down (c) meeting a few eyes (d) watching one friend only
8. 8.Which word has a silent s? (a) sword (b) aisle (c) walk (d) crumb
9. 9.👀 Good or poor eye contact: glancing down, then up? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
10. 10.🎙️ What should an anchor do before each item? (a) introduce it briefly (b) talk for ten minutes (c) tell the ending (d) skip the names
11. 11.📝 You have notes. How should you use them? (a) read with head down (b) glance down, look up (c) hold them over your face (d) stare only at them
12. 12.⏱️ How many words can Ananya say in 2 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
13. 13.True or false: “Obviously! Everyone knows that.” is a polite reply. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) admitting you don’t know (b) arguing angrily (c) a ten-minute answer (d) interrupting the asker
16. 16.Which of these is a strong ending habit? (a) apologising at the end (b) linking to the start (c) trailing off (d) adding a new point
17. 17.🏫 Which day suits an assembly speech on saying no to single-use plastic? (a) Teachers’ Day (b) World Environment Day (c) Children’s Day (d) Independence Day
18. 18.🙋 Is this a polite or an impolite reply to an audience question? “Obviously! Everyone knows that.” (a) a polite reply (b) an impolite reply
19. 19.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
20. 20.🙋 Is this a polite or an impolite reply to an audience question? “Ask someone else.” (a) an impolite reply (b) a polite reply
21. 21.Which of these usually comes in the middle part? (a) the prayer song (b) the class skit (c) lighting the lamp (d) the welcome address
22. 22.⏱️ How long should the opening of a 2-minute speech be? (a) a few sentences (b) the whole speech (c) half the speech (d) ten minutes
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking up at the end (b) running over time (c) pausing before the end (d) linking to the start
24. 24.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or reasons for your idea? (a) the call to action (b) reasons for your idea
25. 25.True or false: “The Moon goes around the Earth.” is an opinion. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “What a performance! Let’s give Class 4 a big round of applause.” is thanking performers. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “What would you do if the lights went out for a week?” is a story hook. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📊 A bar chart shows how many children chose debate: Class 6 — 10, Class 7 — 26, Class 8 — 11. How many children is that in all?
29. 29.🎯 What is the main purpose of a speech telling a funny story about your pet goat? (a) to persuade (b) to inform (c) to entertain
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) the attention hook (d) a story proving a point
31. 31.🏫 Which day suits an assembly speech on the teacher who made me love reading? (a) Children’s Day (b) Teachers’ Day (c) World Environment Day (d) Republic Day
32. 32.True or false: “To sum up” sums up. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “apologising at the end” is a strong ending habit. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.⏱️ Aarav’s science fair talk has 450 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
36. 36.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
37. 37.🏫 Which day suits an assembly speech on a thank-you to our teachers? (a) Independence Day (b) Republic Day (c) World Environment Day (d) Teachers’ Day
38. 38.✂️ Your speech is too long for the time limit. What should you do? (a) ignore the limit (b) skip the ending (c) speak super fast (d) cut the weakest part
39. 39.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
40. 40.True or false: “Last Diwali, our street used clay lamps and made far less waste.” is a specific example. (a) True (b) False

Free public speaking lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/public-speaking-for-kids