Public Speaking Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Public speaking lesson 16: Part 2 test: building a speech · Set 38 · 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 asking friends to vote for you as class monitor? (a) to persuade (b) to inform (c) to entertain
2. 2.True or false: “One morning, Ravi’s grandmother handed him an old wooden box.” is a weak opening. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🧐 Is this a fact or an opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
4. 4.🎯 What is the main purpose of a speech showing how to fold a paper boat? (a) to entertain (b) to inform (c) to persuade
5. 5.True or false: “Water freezes at 0 °C.” is an opinion. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “pausing before the end” is a strong ending habit. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧐 Is this a fact or an opinion? “A week has seven days.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
8. 8.True or false: “Our class collected 120 old books for the village library in one month.” is a specific example. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is a fact. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎯 What is the main purpose of a speech sharing facts about the Sun? (a) to persuade (b) to inform (c) to entertain
11. 11.🪝 Which is the stronger opening for a talk on trees? (a) “A tree saved my road.” (b) “Trees. Yes. Trees.”
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding a new point (b) apologising at the end (c) pausing before the end (d) trailing off
13. 13.🔎 Is this a specific example or a vague claim? “In our school garden, the tomato plants we watered daily grew twice as tall.” (a) a vague claim (b) a specific example
14. 14.✂️ Diya’s class presentation must fit in 2 minutes. Diya speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 250 words. How many words must be cut?
15. 15.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or greeting the audience? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience
16. 16.⏱️ Ishaan speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute debate speech?
17. 17.⏸️ Pauses and audience laughter take time too. So your speech should be… (a) a little under the limit (b) exactly at the limit (c) far over the limit
18. 18.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or introducing the topic? (a) the memorable last line (b) introducing the topic
19. 19.True or false: “An octopus has three hearts.” is a fact hook. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “It was a foggy winter morning at the bus stop.” is the setting of the story. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🚫 Which opening should you avoid? (a) starting with “sorry” (b) a question (c) a short story (d) a surprising fact
22. 22.⏱️ Aarav speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute assembly talk?
23. 23.🪝 What kind of opening is this? “It was the night before the science fair, and our volcano would not erupt.” (a) a fact hook (b) a question hook (c) a story hook (d) a weak opening
24. 24.🎯 What is the main purpose of a speech asking classmates to stop wasting food? (a) to persuade (b) to entertain (c) to inform
25. 25.⏱️ Saanvi speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute welcome speech?
26. 26.🎯 What is the main purpose of a speech describing the life cycle of a butterfly? (a) to entertain (b) to inform (c) to persuade
27. 27.True or false: “My grandfather walks 5 km every morning and feels fit at seventy.” is a specific example. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔎 Is this a specific example or a vague claim? “Reading is good for everyone.” (a) a specific example (b) a vague claim
29. 29.True or false: a speech urging shoppers to carry cloth bags is mainly to inform. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.⏱️ Ishaan speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute assembly talk?
31. 31.⏱️ Nisha’s debate speech has 220 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
32. 32.🪝 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 weak opening (d) a fact hook
33. 33.🎯 Which purpose usually ends with a call like “Join us!”? (a) to inform (b) to entertain (c) to persuade
34. 34.📖 Which part of a story is this line? “Halfway up the hill, Kabir twisted his ankle.” (a) the problem (b) the setting (c) the solution
35. 35.🔒 Which story is NOT okay to share in a school speech? (a) a friend’s secret (b) a funny picnic moment (c) a time you helped (d) a lesson you learned
36. 36.True or false: “It was a hot May afternoon at my grandmother’s village.” is how the story is solved. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: a speech retelling a funny dream you had is mainly to entertain. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “Our heart beats about one lakh times every day.” is a fact hook. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “Okay… so… where do I even start?” is a question hook. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a new topic (b) nothing else (c) an example or a reason (d) a goodbye

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