Public Speaking Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Public speaking lesson 16: Part 2 test: building a speech · Set 5 · 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.🔒 Which story is NOT okay to share in a school speech? (a) a funny picnic moment (b) a time you helped (c) a lesson you learned (d) a friend’s secret
2. 2.🪝 What kind of opening is this? “Who here has ever lost a ball in a neighbour’s garden?” (a) a fact hook (b) a weak opening (c) a question hook (d) a story hook
3. 3.⏱️ Kabir reads a 60-word competition speech at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
4. 4.🧭 Why do speakers use signposting phrases? (a) to guide the listeners (b) to sound fancy (c) to make it longer (d) to fill silence
5. 5.🪝 What is the main job of a speech’s opening? (a) to fill time (b) to grab attention (c) to end the speech (d) to thank everyone
6. 6.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to speak faster (b) to skip the ending (c) to tire yourself (d) to fit the time limit
7. 7.🎯 What is the main purpose of a speech asking friends to vote for you as class monitor? (a) to entertain (b) to persuade (c) to inform
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) the call to action (d) thanking the audience
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Another point is (b) Moreover (c) In addition (d) Take the case of
10. 10.🪝 What kind of opening is this? “How many of you walked to school today?” (a) a story hook (b) a weak opening (c) a fact hook (d) a question hook
11. 11.⏱️ Tara speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute science fair talk?
12. 12.✂️ Rohan’s assembly talk must fit in 1 minute. Rohan speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 180 words. How many words must be cut?
13. 13.🧐 Is this a fact or an opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
14. 14.True or false: “Our heart beats about one lakh times every day.” is a weak opening. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🏁 Which should you NOT do at the end of a speech? (a) end with a strong line (b) thank the audience (c) sum up your points (d) add a brand-new point
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ending on time (b) trailing off (c) rushing off the stage (d) apologising at the end
17. 17.✂️ Your speech is too long for the time limit. What should you do? (a) speak super fast (b) ignore the limit (c) skip the ending (d) cut the weakest part
18. 18.🎯 A speech full of jokes and a funny story mainly aims… (a) to entertain (b) to persuade (c) to inform
19. 19.⏱️ How many words can Kabir say in 3 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Moreover (b) To begin with (c) My first point is (d) Firstly
21. 21.True or false: “looking up at the end” is a strong ending habit. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.⏱️ Diya speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute competition speech?
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) In addition (b) Take the case of (c) For instance (d) A good example is
24. 24.🎙️ In a practice run, Tara said 360 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
25. 25.⏱️ How many words can Meera say in 2 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
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.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or a story proving a point? (a) greeting the audience (b) a story proving a point
28. 28.True or false: a speech convincing the principal to add a reading hour is mainly to persuade. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: a speech acting out a comic scene from a picnic is mainly to entertain. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “Some things are kind of helpful sometimes.” is a specific example. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🏁 Strong or weak ending habit: trailing off? (a) a strong ending habit (b) a weak ending habit
32. 32.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) facts and examples (d) reasons for your idea
33. 33.True or false: “When I was in Class 3, I froze on stage in the middle of a poem.” is a fact hook. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) facts and examples (c) a story proving a point (d) the call to action
35. 35.🪧 What does the phrase “Let me start with” do in a speech? (a) shows a contrast (b) adds another point (c) sums up (d) starts the first point
36. 36.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, closing, body (b) closing, opening, body (c) body, closing, opening (d) opening, body, closing
37. 37.🎯 A speech with facts, steps and clear explanations mainly aims… (a) to persuade (b) to inform (c) to entertain
38. 38.True or false: a speech explaining the rules of kabaddi is mainly to persuade. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.⏸️ 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
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) For example (b) For instance (c) Let me start with (d) A good example is

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