Public Speaking Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Public speaking lesson 16: Part 2 test: building a speech · Set 356 · 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? “Last monsoon, my brother and I found a tiny kitten under our scooter.” (a) a question hook (b) a fact hook (c) a story hook (d) a weak opening
2. 2.True or false: “What would you do if the lights went out for a week?” is a fact hook. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Moreover (b) Another point is (c) Secondly (d) To begin with
4. 4.🧐 Is this a fact or an opinion? “A week has seven days.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
5. 5.📖 A story in a speech should be… (a) short and to the point (b) full of secrets (c) as long as possible (d) unrelated to the topic
6. 6.⏱️ How many words can Meera say in 1 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
7. 7.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
8. 8.True or false: “It was a hot May afternoon at my grandmother’s village.” is the setting of the story. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.⏱️ Arjun reads a 100-word competition speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
10. 10.True or false: “However” shows a contrast. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🪝 What kind of opening is this? “Have you ever wondered where your tiffin waste goes?” (a) a fact hook (b) a weak opening (c) a question hook (d) a story hook
12. 12.🏁 What kind of ending is this? “Join our book club this Friday and bring one friend.” (a) a summary (b) a weak ending (c) a call to action (d) a link to the opening
13. 13.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
14. 14.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 20 (b) none at all (c) about 2 or 3 (d) about 50
15. 15.📖 Which part of a story is this line? “Our class was on a picnic beside a big lake.” (a) the problem (b) the setting (c) the solution
16. 16.🪝 What kind of opening is this? “Light from the Sun takes about eight minutes to reach the Earth.” (a) a fact hook (b) a question hook (c) a weak opening (d) a story hook
17. 17.⏱️ How many words can Arjun say in 1 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
18. 18.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or greeting the audience? (a) a summary of the points (b) greeting the audience
19. 19.True or false: “Everything is better when things are better.” is a specific example. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “Um, so, I am going to talk about trees, I guess.” is a weak opening. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎙️ In a practice run, Arjun said 220 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
22. 22.True or false: “Mangoes are the best fruit.” is a fact. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.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
24. 24.⏱️ Meera reads a 225-word competition speech at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
25. 25.True or false: “We walked together and reached school just in time.” is the problem in the story. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔎 Is this a specific example or a vague claim? “My grandfather walks 5 km every morning and feels fit at seventy.” (a) a vague claim (b) a specific example
27. 27.True or false: “How many of you walked to school today?” is a question hook. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🪝 What kind of opening is this? “Our heart beats about one lakh times every day.” (a) a fact hook (b) a weak opening (c) a story hook (d) a question hook
29. 29.🪧 What does the phrase “In addition” do in a speech? (a) adds another point (b) sums up (c) gives an example (d) starts the first point
30. 30.⏱️ Nisha speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute science fair talk?
31. 31.🪧 What does the phrase “To sum up” do in a speech? (a) shows a contrast (b) sums up (c) adds another point (d) gives an example
32. 32.⏸️ 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
33. 33.🪝 What kind of opening is this? “How many of you walked to school today?” (a) a weak opening (b) a fact hook (c) a story hook (d) a question hook
34. 34.🎯 A speech full of jokes and a funny story mainly aims… (a) to inform (b) to persuade (c) to entertain
35. 35.🏁 What kind of ending is this? “So tonight, switch off one extra light — and keep doing it.” (a) a weak ending (b) a summary (c) a call to action (d) a link to the opening
36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or a preview of the points? (a) thanking the audience (b) a preview of the points
37. 37.🧭 Why do speakers use signposting phrases? (a) to make it longer (b) to guide the listeners (c) to sound fancy (d) to fill silence
38. 38.True or false: “The blue whale is the largest animal on Earth.” is a weak opening. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “Lots of people say trees are good.” is a vague claim. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🪝 What is the main job of a speech’s opening? (a) to thank everyone (b) to fill time (c) to grab attention (d) to end the speech

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