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.True or false: “Rainy days are the nicest days.” is an opinion. (a) False (b) True
- 2.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) watching one friend only (b) looking out the window (c) including the back row (d) reading with head down
- 3.True or false: “The blue whale is the largest animal on Earth.” is a weak opening. (a) True (b) False
- 4.True or false: “In contrast” starts the first point. (a) True (b) False
- 5.True or false: “What would you do if the lights went out for a week?” is a question hook. (a) True (b) False
- 6.True or false: “looking around the room” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
- 7.📊 Which chart best shows the water level of a tank every minute as it fills? (a) a pie chart (b) a bar chart (c) a line chart
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) chin up (c) touching your hair a lot (d) calm, still feet
- 9.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: staying calm? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit
- 10.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) the attention hook (c) reasons for your idea (d) a summary of the points
- 11.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
- 12.True or false: “Sorry, I did not prepare much, but here goes.” is a fact hook. (a) True (b) False
- 13.🎯 A speech full of jokes and a funny story mainly aims… (a) to persuade (b) to entertain (c) to inform
- 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
- 15.⏱️ How long should the opening of a 2-minute speech be? (a) the whole speech (b) a few sentences (c) ten minutes (d) half the speech
- 16.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) distracting (b) helpful
- 17.True or false: a speech sharing a silly poem about Monday mornings is mainly to persuade. (a) True (b) False
- 18.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) distracting (b) helpful
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping breakfast (b) picturing it going well (c) slow deep breaths (d) arriving early
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) starting a week early (c) rewriting it last night (d) practising out loud
- 21.🏫 Which day suits an assembly speech on a thank-you to our teachers? (a) Teachers’ Day (b) Independence Day (c) World Environment Day (d) Republic Day
- 22.🪧 “I have told you about trees and rivers. ___, nature needs our care.” Which fits? (a) Secondly (b) For example (c) To sum up (d) Firstly
- 23.Which of these usually comes in the middle part? (a) welcoming the guests (b) the vote of thanks (c) the prize distribution (d) the dance performance
- 24.📖 A story in a speech should be… (a) as long as possible (b) short and to the point (c) full of secrets (d) unrelated to the topic
- 25.True or false: “swaying side to side” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
- 26.True or false: “We walked together and reached school just in time.” is the problem in the story. (a) True (b) False
- 27.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
- 28.🏫 Which day suits an assembly speech on saying no to single-use plastic? (a) World Environment Day (b) Independence Day (c) Republic Day (d) Teachers’ Day
- 29.Which word has a silent w? (a) hour (b) answer (c) receipt (d) debt
- 30.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: skipping breakfast? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
- 31.🙋 Many hands go up at once. What is fair? (a) ignore them all (b) shout over them (c) take them one by one (d) answer only friends
- 32.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: practising aloud? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
- 33.Which of these is a poor slide habit? (a) tiny 10-point text (b) dark text on light (c) big, readable fonts (d) few words, big text
- 34.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) practising only once (c) only reading silently (d) first try on the day
- 35.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) swaying side to side (c) standing tall (d) tapping your foot
- 36.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) looking out the window (b) a few seconds per person (c) looking around the room (d) looking at each section
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) smiling at a friend (b) knowing your opening (c) thinking you will fail (d) standing tall
- 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or the call to action? (a) a story proving a point (b) the call to action
- 39.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) breaking long words up (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) dropping word endings
- 40.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) skip the hard parts (c) slow down on purpose (d) stop breathing
Answer key
- True
- including the back row
- False
- False
- True
- True
- a line chart
- touching your hair a lot
- a good Q&A habit
- a summary of the points
- True
- False
- to entertain
- formal
- a few sentences
- helpful
- False
- distracting
- skipping breakfast
- rewriting it last night
- Teachers’ Day
- To sum up
- the dance performance
- short and to the point
- True
- False
- makes speech unclear
- World Environment Day
- answer
- an unhelpful habit
- take them one by one
- a helpful habit
- tiny 10-point text
- practising out loud
- standing tall
- looking out the window
- thinking you will fail
- a story proving a point
- breaking long words up
- slow down on purpose
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