Public Speaking Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Public speaking lesson 16: Part 2 test: building a speech · Set 611 · 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.True or false: “linking to the start” is a weak ending habit. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.⏱️ Saanvi speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute welcome speech?
3. 3.🎯 A speech full of jokes and a funny story mainly aims… (a) to persuade (b) to entertain (c) to inform
4. 4.🏁 After your last line, what is a good way to finish? (a) ask “was it okay?” (b) “Thank you” and a smile (c) walk off mid-line (d) “that’s all, I guess”
5. 5.True or false: “Summer holidays should be longer.” is an opinion. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🚫 Which opening should you avoid? (a) a surprising fact (b) a short story (c) a question (d) starting with “sorry”
7. 7.🔎 Is this a specific example or a vague claim? “Everything is better when things are better.” (a) a specific example (b) a vague claim
8. 8.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to skip the ending (b) to tire yourself (c) to speak faster (d) to fit the time limit
9. 9.True or false: “Join our book club this Friday and bring one friend.” is a call to action. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🏁 Strong or weak ending habit: running over time? (a) a weak ending habit (b) a strong ending habit
11. 11.True or false: “Okay… so… where do I even start?” is a story hook. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.⏱️ Rohan speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute competition speech?
13. 13.True or false: “Homework is boring.” is a fact. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: a speech reporting the results of a class survey is mainly to inform. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🏁 A memorable ending should be… (a) short and strong (b) about a new topic (c) a whispered mumble (d) long and slow
16. 16.🪝 What kind of opening is this? “Have you ever wondered where your tiffin waste goes?” (a) a weak opening (b) a story hook (c) a fact hook (d) a question hook
17. 17.True or false: “Sorry, I did not prepare much, but here goes.” is a weak opening. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “Who here has ever lost a ball in a neighbour’s garden?” is a story hook. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “Secondly” adds another point. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a new topic (b) a goodbye (c) an example or a reason (d) nothing else
21. 21.💧 Which example best supports “We can save water”? (a) dogs can bark (b) the sky is blue (c) closing taps saved 40 L (d) buses are big
22. 22.🪝 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 weak opening (c) a question hook (d) a fact hook
23. 23.🏁 Strong or weak ending habit: looking up at the end? (a) a weak ending habit (b) a strong ending habit
24. 24.🧐 Is this a fact or an opinion? “Cricket is the most exciting sport.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
25. 25.🪝 What kind of opening is this? “When I was in Class 3, I froze on stage in the middle of a poem.” (a) a fact hook (b) a weak opening (c) a question hook (d) a story hook
26. 26.True or false: “How many of you walked to school today?” is a question hook. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🪝 Which is the stronger opening for a talk on saving water? (a) “Ever seen a dry tap?” (b) “My topic is water.”
28. 28.📖 Which part of a story is this line? “We walked together and reached school just in time.” (a) the problem (b) the solution (c) the setting
29. 29.🔒 Which story is NOT okay to share in a school speech? (a) a time you helped (b) a friend’s secret (c) a funny picnic moment (d) a lesson you learned
30. 30.🪧 “___, let me tell you why sleep matters.” — the very first point. Which fits? (a) However (b) To sum up (c) In conclusion (d) To begin with
31. 31.⏱️ How long should the opening of a 2-minute speech be? (a) a few sentences (b) the whole speech (c) ten minutes (d) half the speech
32. 32.🧐 Is this a fact or an opinion? “Summer holidays should be longer.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
33. 33.True or false: “One morning, Ravi’s grandmother handed him an old wooden box.” is a story hook. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧐 Is this a fact or an opinion? “A week has seven days.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
35. 35.True or false: “Last monsoon, my brother and I found a tiny kitten under our scooter.” is a weak opening. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
37. 37.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) opening, body, closing (c) closing, opening, body (d) opening, closing, body
38. 38.True or false: “To recap, water is precious, limited and easy to save.” is a call to action. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🎙️ In a practice run, Ananya said 400 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or reasons for your idea? (a) the call to action (b) reasons for your idea

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