Public Speaking Worksheet: Final Test

Public speaking lesson 24: Final test: public speaking · Set 950 · 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.🪝 What kind of opening is this? “Okay… so… where do I even start?” (a) a fact hook (b) a story hook (c) a weak opening (d) a question hook
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
3. 3.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) points to something
4. 4.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) slow deep breaths (b) practising aloud (c) rushing to finish (d) arriving early
5. 5.True or false: “Good evening and welcome, dear parents, teachers and friends.” belongs in a welcome address. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “looking around the room” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🪝 What kind of opening is this? “Who here has ever lost a ball in a neighbour’s garden?” (a) a story hook (b) a weak opening (c) a question hook (d) a fact hook
8. 8.⏱️ Nisha’s debate speech has 220 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
9. 9.📝 You have notes. How should you use them? (a) stare only at them (b) read with head down (c) glance down, look up (d) hold them over your face
10. 10.True or false: a speech on why India became a republic suits Children’s Day. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “A week has seven days.” is a fact. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🎯 What is the main purpose of a speech acting out a comic scene from a picnic? (a) to persuade (b) to inform (c) to entertain
13. 13.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume
14. 14.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) a story proving a point (c) thanking the audience (d) a preview of the points
15. 15.📊 A bar chart shows books read in a week: Yellow House 20, Red House 19. How many more books did Yellow House read?
16. 16.🙋 Is this a polite or an impolite reply to an audience question? “I already said that. Weren’t you listening?” (a) an impolite reply (b) a polite reply
17. 17.True or false: “What would you do if the lights went out for a week?” is a question hook. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.✂️ Ishaan’s assembly talk must fit in 2 minutes. Ishaan speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 290 words. How many words must be cut?
19. 19.📖 Which part of a story is this line? “Then I saw that my speech notes were missing.” (a) the setting (b) the solution (c) the problem
20. 20.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
21. 21.🖥️ Which slide is better? (a) eight pictures, 3 ideas (b) one picture, one idea
22. 22.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) watching one friend only (b) eyes on the floor (c) including the back row (d) reading with head down
23. 23.Which of these usually comes in the opening part? (a) the vote of thanks (b) lighting the lamp (c) the poem recitation (d) the class skit
24. 24.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or a summary of the points? (a) a story proving a point (b) a summary of the points
25. 25.📖 Which part of a story is this line? “We all held the poles together until the rain stopped.” (a) the problem (b) the setting (c) the solution
26. 26.True or false: “yellow text on white” is a poor slide habit. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: slow deep breaths? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
28. 28.🪝 What kind of opening is this? “When I was in Class 3, I froze on stage in the middle of a poem.” (a) a fact hook (b) a weak opening (c) a question hook (d) a story hook
29. 29.👀 Good or poor eye contact: staring at the slides? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
30. 30.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) slouching (c) calm, still feet (d) natural gestures
31. 31.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) ask and practise it (b) guess it on stage (c) skip the name (d) mumble it quickly
32. 32.⏱️ Meera’s debate speech has 500 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
33. 33.🪧 What does the phrase “A good example is” do in a speech? (a) adds another point (b) shows a contrast (c) sums up (d) gives an example
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) staring at the slides (c) reading with head down (d) watching one friend only
35. 35.Which of these is a poor Q&A habit? (a) staying calm (b) making up an answer (c) thanking the asker (d) repeating the question
36. 36.True or false: “In our school garden, the tomato plants we watered daily grew twice as tall.” is a vague claim. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) stops in the middle (b) rises at the end (c) gets very loud (d) goes silent
38. 38.True or false: a speech on the joys of childhood suits Republic Day. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🪝 What kind of opening is this? “My topic is water. That is all.” (a) a weak opening (b) a story hook (c) a fact hook (d) a question hook
40. 40.🖥️ Good or poor slide habit: a clear, large picture? (a) a good slide habit (b) a poor slide habit

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