Public Speaking Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Public speaking lesson 16: Part 2 test: building a speech · Set 341 · 40 questions

Speaker's tip (Plan it like a builder): Find the topic of the question: purpose, opening, structure, signpost, example, ending or timing. Use that lesson’s tip — know, do or enjoy; hook first; opening–body–closing; show the road; be specific; end strong; words = rate × minutes. For timing questions, write the multiplication or division before you answer.

1. 1.🪝 What kind of opening is this? “An octopus has three hearts.” (a) a story hook (b) a question hook (c) a weak opening (d) a fact hook
2. 2.🎯 What is the main purpose of a speech explaining the rules of kabaddi? (a) to inform (b) to entertain (c) to persuade
3. 3.🪧 “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
4. 4.✂️ Saanvi’s assembly talk must fit in 2 minutes. Saanvi speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 270 words. How many words must be cut?
5. 5.🪝 Which is the stronger opening for a talk on trees? (a) “A tree saved my road.” (b) “Trees. Yes. Trees.”
6. 6.✂️ Your speech is too long for the time limit. What should you do? (a) speak super fast (b) skip the ending (c) ignore the limit (d) cut the weakest part
7. 7.True or false: “Um, so, I am going to talk about trees, I guess.” is a weak opening. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “We all held the poles together until the rain stopped.” is how the story is solved. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “linking to the start” is a weak ending habit. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🏁 What kind of ending is this? “I forgot the rest, so bye.” (a) a summary (b) a link to the opening (c) a weak ending (d) a call to action
11. 11.🔎 Is this a specific example or a vague claim? “Some things are kind of helpful sometimes.” (a) a vague claim (b) a specific example
12. 12.⏱️ Vihaan speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute debate speech?
13. 13.📖 Which part of a story is this line? “Our class was on a picnic beside a big lake.” (a) the setting (b) the solution (c) the problem
14. 14.⏱️ How many words can Diya say in 3 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
15. 15.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or greeting the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) greeting the audience
16. 16.True or false: “In addition” gives an example. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “One morning, Ravi’s grandmother handed him an old wooden box.” is a question hook. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a strong ending habit? (a) apologising at the end (b) trailing off (c) looking up at the end (d) running over time
19. 19.🎙️ In a practice run, Aarav said 400 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
20. 20.🧱 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
21. 21.⏱️ How many words can Meera say in 1 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
22. 22.🎙️ In a practice run, Rohan said 560 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
23. 23.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
24. 24.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a summary of the points (c) the attention hook (d) the call to action
25. 25.✂️ Arjun’s debate speech must fit in 2 minutes. Arjun speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 320 words. How many words must be cut?
26. 26.🧐 Is this a fact or an opinion? “Mangoes are the best fruit.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
27. 27.🪝 What kind of opening is this? “Our heart beats about one lakh times every day.” (a) a question hook (b) a weak opening (c) a story hook (d) a fact hook
28. 28.🪧 What does the phrase “Another point is” do in a speech? (a) shows a contrast (b) gives an example (c) adds another point (d) starts the first point
29. 29.🔎 Is this a specific example or a vague claim? “Everything is better when things are better.” (a) a vague claim (b) a specific example
30. 30.Which phrase starts the first point? (a) In addition (b) To sum up (c) For example (d) Let me start with
31. 31.🧭 Why do speakers use signposting phrases? (a) to guide the listeners (b) to sound fancy (c) to fill silence (d) to make it longer
32. 32.⏸️ Pauses and audience laughter take time too. So your speech should be… (a) a little under the limit (b) far over the limit (c) exactly at the limit
33. 33.True or false: “Mangoes are the best fruit.” is an opinion. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “Another point is” adds another point. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.⏱️ Saanvi reads a 360-word science fair talk at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the attention hook (c) reasons for your idea (d) introducing the topic
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) a story proving a point (c) a summary of the points (d) the call to action
38. 38.🪝 What kind of opening is this? “Light from the Sun takes about eight minutes to reach the Earth.” (a) a story hook (b) a fact hook (c) a question hook (d) a weak opening
39. 39.🪝 What is the main job of a speech’s opening? (a) to end the speech (b) to grab attention (c) to fill time (d) to thank everyone
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points (c) facts and examples (d) reasons for your idea

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