Public Speaking Worksheet: Final Test

Public speaking lesson 24: Final test: public speaking · Set 991 · 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.🎤 How do most good speakers get better? (a) lots of practice (b) being born perfect (c) avoiding the stage (d) never feeling nervous
2. 2.🙏 At a school function, which usually comes first: lighting the lamp or the National Anthem? (a) lighting the lamp (b) the National Anthem
3. 3.🙋 Is this a polite or an impolite reply to an audience question? “I don’t know. Next.” (a) an impolite reply (b) a polite reply
4. 4.Which word has a silent t? (a) debt (b) glisten (c) yolk (d) crumb
5. 5.🧐 Is this a fact or an opinion? “Blue is the prettiest colour.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
6. 6.True or false: “pausing before the end” is a strong ending habit. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “Start today: carry a cloth bag every time you shop.” is a call to action. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) a story proving a point (c) the attention hook (d) the call to action
10. 10.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) finishing every word (c) changing your speed (d) sipping water before
11. 11.🪧 “I have told you about trees and rivers. ___, nature needs our care.” Which fits? (a) To sum up (b) For example (c) Secondly (d) Firstly
12. 12.True or false: “Who here has ever lost a ball in a neighbour’s garden?” is a question hook. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🪝 What kind of opening is this? “Who here has ever lost a ball in a neighbour’s garden?” (a) a weak opening (b) a fact hook (c) a question hook (d) a story hook
14. 14.True or false: “We walked together and reached school just in time.” is how the story is solved. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which word has a silent p? (a) rhino (b) knife (c) aisle (d) receipt
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) only reading silently (c) testing slides on stage (d) starting a week early
17. 17.True or false: “slouching” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📖 Why do speakers tell short personal stories? (a) to waste time (b) to confuse people (c) stories stick in minds (d) to avoid the topic
19. 19.Which word has a silent g? (a) sign (b) fasten (c) folk (d) cupboard
20. 20.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “crumb”? (a) t (b) b (c) k (d) p
21. 21.📊 A bar chart shows books read in a week: Green House 18, Blue House 15. How many more books did Green House read?
22. 22.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “two”? (a) k (b) t (c) s (d) w
23. 23.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to tire yourself (b) to speak faster (c) to fit the time limit (d) to skip the ending
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) a summary of the points (c) reasons for your idea (d) the main points
25. 25.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) back to the audience (c) open hands (d) touching your hair a lot
26. 26.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) cover it with a cloth (b) hide it behind you (c) keep it in your bag (d) hold it up to show
27. 27.True or false: “Last but not least, thank you all for being here.” belongs in a vote of thanks. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🙏 Is this line from a welcome address or a vote of thanks? “Thank you, dear parents, for being such a wonderful audience today.” (a) a welcome address (b) a vote of thanks
29. 29.📈 A line chart shows a bean plant’s height: 10 cm in week 1 and 19 cm in week 4. How many cm did it grow?
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glancing down, then up (b) meeting a few eyes (c) watching one friend only (d) looking at each section
32. 32.True or false: “Light from the Sun takes about eight minutes to reach the Earth.” is a question hook. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “Secondly” adds another point. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.⏱️ Aarav’s assembly talk has 660 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) a summary of the points (c) the call to action (d) thanking the audience
36. 36.🎙️ In a practice run, Aarav said 360 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
37. 37.True or false: a speech asking friends to vote for you as class monitor is mainly to persuade. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: for your height on each birthday from age 5 to 12, a line chart is the best choice. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “Reading is good for everyone.” is a vague claim. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “That is a great question — thank you.” is a polite reply. (a) False (b) True

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