Public Speaking Worksheet: Final Test

Public speaking lesson 24: Final test: public speaking · Set 972 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) practising aloud (b) skipping practice (c) skipping breakfast (d) rushing to finish
2. 2.🥧 A pie chart shows how Riya uses her pocket money: 30% goes on books, 10% goes on snacks and the rest is saved. What percent is saved?
3. 3.True or false: “slow deep breaths” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “The Sun rises in the east.” is a fact. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📋 In which part of a school function does the National Anthem usually come? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the middle
6. 6.True or false: “one idea per slide” is a good slide habit. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.👀 About how long should you look at one person before moving on? (a) not at all (b) a few seconds (c) a few minutes (d) the whole speech
8. 8.🪝 What kind of opening is this? “The blue whale is the largest animal on Earth.” (a) a story hook (b) a question hook (c) a weak opening (d) a fact hook
9. 9.🎙️ What does an anchor (compere) do at a school event? (a) performs every dance (b) sells the tickets (c) guides the programme (d) judges the prizes
10. 10.🙏 At a school function, which usually comes first: lighting the lamp or the vote of thanks? (a) lighting the lamp (b) the vote of thanks
11. 11.👋 When is the welcome address given? (a) near the start (b) at the very end (c) after the anthem (d) during the prizes
12. 12.🏫 Which day suits an assembly speech on every child’s right to play and learn? (a) Republic Day (b) Independence Day (c) Children’s Day (d) World Environment Day
13. 13.🙋 When you answer an audience question, which do you do first: answer briefly or check if it helped? (a) answer briefly (b) check if it helped
14. 14.🏁 A memorable ending should be… (a) about a new topic (b) a whispered mumble (c) short and strong (d) long and slow
15. 15.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
16. 16.📊 A bar chart shows books read in a week: Green House 20, Red House 19. How many more books did Green House read?
17. 17.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a new topic (b) an example or a reason (c) a goodbye (d) nothing else
18. 18.True or false: “In our school garden, the tomato plants we watered daily grew twice as tall.” is a vague claim. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🙏 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
20. 20.🐢 Which is a comfortable speaking pace for most speeches? (a) 20–30 words a minute (b) 300–400 words a minute (c) 120–150 words a minute
21. 21.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) ignore the limit (b) drop the ending (c) cut, then time it again (d) speak much faster
22. 22.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or a summary of the points? (a) the main points (b) a summary of the points
23. 23.True or false: “The Sun rises in the east.” is an opinion. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “Our class was on a picnic beside a big lake.” is how the story is solved. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🏁 What kind of ending is this? “So tonight, switch off one extra light — and keep doing it.” (a) a link to the opening (b) a call to action (c) a weak ending (d) a summary
26. 26.💓 Your heart beats fast before you go on stage. What does it mean? (a) you will surely fail (b) you are very ill (c) you must not speak (d) it is a normal feeling
27. 27.🏫 Which day suits an assembly speech on the brave freedom fighters of India? (a) Teachers’ Day (b) Independence Day (c) Republic Day (d) World Environment Day
28. 28.🏫 Which day suits an assembly speech on the teacher who made me love reading? (a) Independence Day (b) World Environment Day (c) Children’s Day (d) Teachers’ Day
29. 29.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) looking at each section (b) eyes on the floor (c) looking around the room (d) a few seconds per person
30. 30.True or false: a speech on the joys of childhood suits Children’s Day. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🏫 Which day suits an assembly speech on the meaning of 15 August? (a) Teachers’ Day (b) Independence Day (c) World Environment Day (d) Children’s Day
32. 32.🪧 What does the phrase “To sum up” do in a speech? (a) starts the first point (b) adds another point (c) gives an example (d) sums up
33. 33.🏁 After your last line, what is a good way to finish? (a) ask “was it okay?” (b) walk off mid-line (c) “Thank you” and a smile (d) “that’s all, I guess”
34. 34.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: smiling at a friend? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking into your notes (c) finishing every word (d) mumbling
36. 36.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) never (b) after the event (c) before the event (d) while speaking
37. 37.📈 A line chart shows a bean plant’s height: 10 cm in week 1 and 25 cm in week 5. How many cm did it grow?
38. 38.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) lots of difficult terms (b) only big numbers (c) long, hard words (d) short, simple words
39. 39.📋 In which part of a school function does the vote of thanks usually come? (a) the opening (b) the middle (c) the closing
40. 40.🖥️ Good or poor slide habit: one idea per slide? (a) a good slide habit (b) a poor slide habit

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