Public Speaking Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Public speaking lesson 16: Part 2 test: building a speech · Set 623 · 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 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 story hook (d) a question hook
2. 2.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
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) thanking the audience (d) a preview of the points
4. 4.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a goodbye (b) a new topic (c) an example or a reason (d) nothing else
5. 5.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) closing, opening, body (c) opening, closing, body (d) opening, body, closing
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) In addition (b) Secondly (c) To begin with (d) Another point is
7. 7.True or false: “pausing before the end” is a weak ending habit. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “To conclude” adds another point. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: a speech telling a funny story about your pet goat is mainly to inform. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “Rainy days are the nicest days.” is a fact. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.✂️ Your speech is too long for the time limit. What should you do? (a) ignore the limit (b) cut the weakest part (c) skip the ending (d) speak super fast
12. 12.⏱️ How many words can Diya say in 1 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
13. 13.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) greeting the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) the call to action
14. 14.True or false: “One morning, Ravi’s grandmother handed him an old wooden box.” is a story hook. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “What would you do if the lights went out for a week?” is a question hook. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “My grandfather walks 5 km every morning and feels fit at seventy.” is a vague claim. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “Just then, the bus drove off without us.” is the problem in the story. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🏃 Which example best supports “Exercise keeps us fit”? (a) pens have ink (b) daily runs built stamina (c) the Moon is round (d) rice is white
19. 19.True or false: “When Meena read for 20 minutes a day, she finished six storybooks in one term.” is a vague claim. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “Lots of people say trees are good.” is a vague claim. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “For instance” starts the first point. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧐 Is this a fact or an opinion? “Plants need sunlight to make food.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
23. 23.🧐 Is this a fact or an opinion? “Mangoes are the best fruit.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
24. 24.🪝 What kind of opening is this? “Light from the Sun takes about eight minutes to reach the Earth.” (a) a fact hook (b) a story hook (c) a weak opening (d) a question hook
25. 25.🎙️ In a practice run, Aarav said 560 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
26. 26.True or false: “Our heart beats about one lakh times every day.” is a weak opening. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: a speech asking friends to vote for you as class monitor is mainly to persuade. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to speak faster (b) to skip the ending (c) to fit the time limit (d) to tire yourself
29. 29.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
30. 30.True or false: “Our class collected 120 old books for the village library in one month.” is a vague claim. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “Lots of people say trees are good.” is a specific example. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: a speech explaining how a rainbow forms is mainly to inform. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🪧 “Some say homework is boring. ___, it helps us practise.” Which fits? (a) For example (b) To sum up (c) However (d) Firstly
34. 34.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
35. 35.True or false: “It was a foggy winter morning at the bus stop.” is the problem in the story. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🪝 What kind of opening is this? “How many of you walked to school today?” (a) a weak opening (b) a fact hook (c) a question hook (d) a story hook
37. 37.🚫 Which opening should you avoid? (a) a surprising fact (b) a short story (c) a question (d) starting with “sorry”
38. 38.📖 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
39. 39.⏱️ How many words can Rohan say in 3 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
40. 40.Which phrase adds another point? (a) For example (b) For instance (c) Moreover (d) However

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