Public Speaking Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Public speaking lesson 16: Part 2 test: building a speech · Set 592 · 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 of these belongs in the closing? (a) introducing the topic (b) greeting the audience (c) a story proving a point (d) a summary of the points
2. 2.True or false: “Cricket is the most exciting sport.” is an opinion. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) apologising at the end (b) a calm thank-you (c) stopping mid-sentence (d) trailing off
4. 4.True or false: “Halfway up the hill, Kabir twisted his ankle.” is how the story is solved. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🏁 Strong or weak ending habit: a calm thank-you? (a) a weak ending habit (b) a strong ending habit
6. 6.🪝 What is the main job of a speech’s opening? (a) to fill time (b) to thank everyone (c) to grab attention (d) to end the speech
7. 7.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a goodbye (b) nothing else (c) a new topic (d) an example or a reason
8. 8.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) thanking the audience (b) greeting the audience (c) a story proving a point (d) the main points
9. 9.True or false: “To sum up” sums up. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔎 Is this a specific example or a vague claim? “Everything is better when things are better.” (a) a specific example (b) a vague claim
11. 11.🎯 A speech with facts, steps and clear explanations mainly aims… (a) to entertain (b) to inform (c) to persuade
12. 12.Which phrase starts the first point? (a) In short (b) My first point is (c) In contrast (d) For example
13. 13.True or false: “That old wooden box? It still sits on Ravi’s desk.” is a call to action. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) reasons for your idea (c) the attention hook (d) the main points
15. 15.🏁 Strong or weak ending habit: apologising at the end? (a) a weak ending habit (b) a strong ending habit
16. 16.True or false: “How many of you walked to school today?” is a fact hook. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “It was a foggy winter morning at the bus stop.” is the problem in the story. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📖 Which part of a story is this line? “It was a hot May afternoon at my grandmother’s village.” (a) the problem (b) the setting (c) the solution
19. 19.True or false: “Everything is better when things are better.” is a specific example. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a preview of the points (b) the call to action (c) a story proving a point (d) introducing the topic
21. 21.🪧 What does the phrase “However” do in a speech? (a) gives an example (b) sums up (c) shows a contrast (d) adds another point
22. 22.🪧 What does the phrase “On the other hand” do in a speech? (a) gives an example (b) shows a contrast (c) adds another point (d) starts the first point
23. 23.🚫 Which opening should you avoid? (a) a question (b) a short story (c) a surprising fact (d) starting with “sorry”
24. 24.Which of these is a strong ending habit? (a) looking up at the end (b) rushing off the stage (c) trailing off (d) adding a new point
25. 25.⏱️ Ishaan’s welcome speech has 260 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
26. 26.True or false: a speech giving directions to the school library is mainly to entertain. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.⏱️ Diya’s class presentation has 330 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
28. 28.True or false: “To recap, water is precious, limited and easy to save.” is a weak ending. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “Let me start with” starts the first point. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “In conclusion” starts the first point. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎯 A speech full of jokes and a funny story mainly aims… (a) to persuade (b) to inform (c) to entertain
32. 32.🎯 Which purpose usually ends with a call like “Join us!”? (a) to entertain (b) to inform (c) to persuade
33. 33.True or false: “To recap, water is precious, limited and easy to save.” is a summary. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔎 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
35. 35.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, closing, body (b) opening, body, closing (c) closing, opening, body (d) body, closing, opening
36. 36.✂️ Your speech is too long for the time limit. What should you do? (a) cut the weakest part (b) ignore the limit (c) skip the ending (d) speak super fast
37. 37.⏱️ Vihaan’s competition speech has 900 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
38. 38.🪝 What kind of opening is this? “It was the night before the science fair, and our volcano would not erupt.” (a) a story hook (b) a question hook (c) a weak opening (d) a fact hook
39. 39.🪧 “Plastic harms animals. ___, cows often swallow plastic bags.” Which fits? (a) To sum up (b) In conclusion (c) Firstly (d) For example
40. 40.Which phrase shows a contrast? (a) Even so (b) In conclusion (c) For instance (d) To conclude

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