Public Speaking Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Public speaking lesson 16: Part 2 test: building a speech · Set 346 · 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 is the main purpose of a speech telling the tale of a very clumsy cook? (a) to inform (b) to entertain (c) to persuade
2. 2.True or false: “Sorry, I did not prepare much, but here goes.” is a story hook. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “Blue is the prettiest colour.” is a fact. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎯 What is the main purpose of a speech asking friends to vote for you as class monitor? (a) to persuade (b) to entertain (c) to inform
5. 5.True or false: “Our heart beats about one lakh times every day.” is a fact hook. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🪧 What does the phrase “In addition” do in a speech? (a) sums up (b) shows a contrast (c) starts the first point (d) adds another point
7. 7.⏱️ Arjun’s debate speech has 330 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
8. 8.🔎 Is this a specific example or a vague claim? “My grandfather walks 5 km every morning and feels fit at seventy.” (a) a specific example (b) a vague claim
9. 9.🪧 “I have told you about trees and rivers. ___, nature needs our care.” Which fits? (a) Firstly (b) To sum up (c) For example (d) Secondly
10. 10.🎯 A speech full of jokes and a funny story mainly aims… (a) to inform (b) to entertain (c) to persuade
11. 11.⏱️ Meera’s assembly talk has 780 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
12. 12.⏱️ Diya speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute competition speech?
13. 13.🧐 Is this a fact or an opinion? “A week has seven days.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) My first point is (b) To begin with (c) In short (d) Firstly
15. 15.🎯 What is the main purpose of a speech showing how to fold a paper boat? (a) to entertain (b) to inform (c) to persuade
16. 16.🏁 What kind of ending is this? “And that tiny kitten under our scooter? Today she is a happy, healthy cat.” (a) a link to the opening (b) a weak ending (c) a summary (d) a call to action
17. 17.True or false: “To sum up” gives an example. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🪝 What is the main job of a speech’s opening? (a) to end the speech (b) to thank everyone (c) to fill time (d) to grab attention
19. 19.🎯 What is the main purpose of a speech giving directions to the school library? (a) to persuade (b) to entertain (c) to inform
20. 20.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
21. 21.🔎 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
22. 22.True or false: “looking up at the end” is a weak ending habit. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “When I was in Class 3, I froze on stage in the middle of a poem.” is a fact hook. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎙️ In a practice run, Vihaan said 200 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
25. 25.🔒 Which story is NOT okay to share in a school speech? (a) a time you helped (b) a funny picnic moment (c) a friend’s secret (d) a lesson you learned
26. 26.⏱️ Aarav reads a 120-word class presentation at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
27. 27.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
28. 28.🪧 What does the phrase “Secondly” do in a speech? (a) adds another point (b) starts the first point (c) shows a contrast (d) gives an example
29. 29.🏁 Strong or weak ending habit: looking up at the end? (a) a strong ending habit (b) a weak ending habit
30. 30.🔎 Is this a specific example or a vague claim? “Water is very, very important.” (a) a vague claim (b) a specific example
31. 31.🏁 Strong or weak ending habit: adding a new point? (a) a weak ending habit (b) a strong ending habit
32. 32.🪝 Which is the stronger opening for a talk on trees? (a) “A tree saved my road.” (b) “Trees. Yes. Trees.”
33. 33.🏁 What kind of ending is this? “So we saw three things: trees cool us, clean our air and give us food.” (a) a weak ending (b) a call to action (c) a link to the opening (d) a summary
34. 34.🪧 “Some say homework is boring. ___, it helps us practise.” Which fits? (a) However (b) To sum up (c) For example (d) Firstly
35. 35.✂️ Ishaan’s class presentation must fit in 1 minute. Ishaan speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 150 words. How many words must be cut?
36. 36.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a goodbye (b) nothing else (c) a new topic (d) an example or a reason
37. 37.True or false: “We walked together and reached school just in time.” is the problem in the story. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🪝 What kind of opening is this? “Our heart beats about one lakh times every day.” (a) a question hook (b) a story hook (c) a fact hook (d) a weak opening
39. 39.⏱️ How many words can Ishaan say in 1 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
40. 40.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) introducing the topic (b) a preview of the points (c) the call to action (d) the attention hook

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