Public Speaking Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Public speaking lesson 16: Part 2 test: building a speech · Set 577 · 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.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a new topic (b) a goodbye (c) nothing else (d) an example or a reason
2. 2.True or false: “One morning, Ravi’s grandmother handed him an old wooden box.” is a story hook. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “It was a foggy winter morning at the bus stop.” is the problem in the story. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🪝 What kind of opening is this? “What would you do if the lights went out for a week?” (a) a weak opening (b) a fact hook (c) a story hook (d) a question hook
5. 5.True or false: “The blue whale is the largest animal on Earth.” is a question hook. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: a speech asking classmates to stop wasting food is mainly to entertain. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🪝 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 weak opening (c) a question hook (d) a story hook
8. 8.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) a summary of the points (c) the attention hook (d) thanking the audience
9. 9.⏸️ Pauses and audience laughter take time too. So your speech should be… (a) exactly at the limit (b) a little under the limit (c) far over the limit
10. 10.True or false: “Blue is the prettiest colour.” is an opinion. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “When I was in Class 3, I froze on stage in the middle of a poem.” is a story hook. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🪝 What is the main job of a speech’s opening? (a) to end the speech (b) to grab attention (c) to thank everyone (d) to fill time
13. 13.✂️ Tara’s science fair talk must fit in 1 minute. Tara speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 160 words. How many words must be cut?
14. 14.True or false: “The Sun rises in the east.” is a fact. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🧐 Is this a fact or an opinion? “The Moon goes around the Earth.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
16. 16.🪝 Which is the stronger opening for a talk on trees? (a) “A tree saved my road.” (b) “Trees. Yes. Trees.”
17. 17.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
18. 18.✂️ Your speech is too long for the time limit. What should you do? (a) cut the weakest part (b) skip the ending (c) ignore the limit (d) speak super fast
19. 19.🚫 Which opening should you avoid? (a) a question (b) a short story (c) a surprising fact (d) starting with “sorry”
20. 20.🏁 What kind of ending is this? “So we saw three things: trees cool us, clean our air and give us food.” (a) a call to action (b) a weak ending (c) a summary (d) a link to the opening
21. 21.🎯 What is the main purpose of a speech giving directions to the school library? (a) to entertain (b) to inform (c) to persuade
22. 22.🏁 What kind of ending is this? “Start today: carry a cloth bag every time you shop.” (a) a link to the opening (b) a weak ending (c) a call to action (d) a summary
23. 23.True or false: “What would you do if the lights went out for a week?” is a question hook. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎯 Which purpose usually ends with a call like “Join us!”? (a) to inform (b) to entertain (c) to persuade
25. 25.🪝 What kind of opening is this? “The blue whale is the largest animal on Earth.” (a) a weak opening (b) a fact hook (c) a story hook (d) a question hook
26. 26.⏱️ Vihaan reads a 180-word welcome speech at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
27. 27.⏱️ Ananya’s welcome speech has 480 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
28. 28.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is an opinion. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “Water freezes at 0 °C.” is a fact. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎯 What is the main purpose of a speech acting out a comic scene from a picnic? (a) to inform (b) to persuade (c) to entertain
31. 31.True or false: “Another point is” shows a contrast. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧐 Is this a fact or an opinion? “Mangoes are the best fruit.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
33. 33.🎯 What is the main purpose of a speech retelling a funny dream you had? (a) to entertain (b) to persuade (c) to inform
34. 34.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ending on time (b) adding a new point (c) running over time (d) trailing off
36. 36.🔎 Is this a specific example or a vague claim? “Some things are kind of helpful sometimes.” (a) a specific example (b) a vague claim
37. 37.⏱️ How many words can Ishaan say in 1 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
38. 38.📖 After telling a story, what should you do? (a) tell three more (b) link it to your point (c) leave the stage (d) start a new topic
39. 39.🎯 What is the main purpose of a speech explaining how a rainbow forms? (a) to entertain (b) to inform (c) to persuade
40. 40.🎯 A speech full of jokes and a funny story mainly aims… (a) to persuade (b) to entertain (c) to inform

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