Public Speaking Worksheet: Final Test

Public speaking lesson 24: Final test: public speaking · Set 990 · 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 day suits an assembly speech on the joys of childhood? (a) Republic Day (b) World Environment Day (c) Independence Day (d) Children’s Day
2. 2.📋 In a school function, which usually comes first: the poem recitation or the prize distribution? (a) the poem recitation (b) the prize distribution
3. 3.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔎 Is this a specific example or a vague claim? “Our class saved about 40 litres of water a week by closing taps fully.” (a) a vague claim (b) a specific example
5. 5.Which phrase shows a contrast? (a) For instance (b) Even so (c) Moreover (d) In addition
6. 6.True or false: “Last but not least, thank you all for being here.” belongs in a vote of thanks. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📋 What does an anchor need from the organisers beforehand? (a) the running order (b) the canteen menu (c) the bus timings (d) the exam papers
8. 8.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
9. 9.🪝 What kind of opening is this? “How many of you walked to school today?” (a) a weak opening (b) a fact hook (c) a question hook (d) a story hook
10. 10.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.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
12. 12.📊 A bar chart shows books read in a week: Green House 25, Yellow House 17. How many more books did Green House read?
13. 13.📊 Which chart best shows the heights of four different plants? (a) a bar chart (b) a pie chart (c) a line chart
14. 14.True or false: “It gives me great joy to welcome our Principal to the stage.” belongs in a vote of thanks. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “timing each run” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “For instance” gives an example. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “Two friends helped him walk slowly back to the bus.” is the setting of the story. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧹 Why should a vote of thanks also name helpers like the support staff? (a) everyone who helped (b) to tease them (c) to fill time (d) to make it longer
19. 19.Which word has a silent b? (a) knot (b) comb (c) answer (d) write
20. 20.True or false: “An octopus has three hearts.” is a story hook. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🏫 Whom do you usually greet first in an assembly speech? (a) the youngest child (b) your best friend (c) the Principal (d) nobody at all
22. 22.True or false: “Up next is a poem about the monsoon, recited by Class 2.” is thanking performers. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “education”?
24. 24.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “information”?
25. 25.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) marking pauses on cards (c) timing each run (d) only reading silently
26. 26.🔁 You say one word wrongly while speaking. What is best? (a) apologise many times (b) start all over again (c) correct it and go on (d) stop the speech
27. 27.Which of these is a poor slide habit? (a) one style throughout (b) flashy spinning effects (c) short bullet points (d) dark text on light
28. 28.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
29. 29.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) eyes on the floor (b) looking out the window (c) staring at the ceiling (d) glancing down, then up
30. 30.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “calm”? (a) l (b) h (c) g (d) w
31. 31.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
33. 33.⏱️ Rohan’s competition speech has 700 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
34. 34.📰 When reading the news in assembly, you should… (a) mumble the headlines (b) read only sports news (c) add made-up news (d) speak clearly, not rush
35. 35.⏱️ Meera speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute competition speech?
36. 36.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) rushing through it (c) mumbling (d) changing your speed
37. 37.📊 A bar chart shows how many children chose debate: Class 6 — 29, Class 7 — 14, Class 8 — 24. How many children is that in all?
38. 38.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “island”? (a) s (b) p (c) k (d) b
39. 39.⏸️ Pauses and audience laughter take time too. So your speech should be… (a) far over the limit (b) a little under the limit (c) exactly at the limit
40. 40.True or false: “What would you do if the lights went out for a week?” is a question hook. (a) False (b) True

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