Public Speaking Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Public speaking lesson 16: Part 2 test: building a speech · Set 638 · 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 comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or a story proving a point? (a) thanking the audience (b) a story proving a point
2. 2.Which phrase shows a contrast? (a) Another point is (b) To conclude (c) Take the case of (d) Even so
3. 3.🔎 Is this a specific example or a vague claim? “When Meena read for 20 minutes a day, she finished six storybooks in one term.” (a) a specific example (b) a vague claim
4. 4.🪧 “___, let me tell you why sleep matters.” — the very first point. Which fits? (a) To begin with (b) However (c) To sum up (d) In conclusion
5. 5.True or false: “An octopus has three hearts.” is a fact hook. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.⏱️ Kabir’s competition speech has 700 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
7. 7.🎯 What is the main purpose of a speech acting out a comic scene from a picnic? (a) to persuade (b) to inform (c) to entertain
8. 8.True or false: “Let me start with” starts the first point. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🪝 What kind of opening is this? “Light from the Sun takes about eight minutes to reach the Earth.” (a) a question hook (b) a weak opening (c) a story hook (d) a fact hook
10. 10.🏁 Strong or weak ending habit: stopping mid-sentence? (a) a weak ending habit (b) a strong ending habit
11. 11.🪝 What kind of opening is this? “My topic is water. That is all.” (a) a fact hook (b) a question hook (c) a weak opening (d) a story hook
12. 12.True or false: a speech asking classmates to stop wasting food is mainly to entertain. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.💬 Words like “should”, “must” and “let us” often show a speech that wants… (a) to inform (b) to entertain (c) to persuade
14. 14.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
15. 15.True or false: “A good example is” gives an example. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the attention hook (b) introducing the topic (c) greeting the audience (d) a summary of the points
17. 17.True or false: “looking up at the end” is a strong ending habit. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🪝 What is the main job of a speech’s opening? (a) to fill time (b) to end the speech (c) to grab attention (d) to thank everyone
19. 19.🏁 Strong or weak ending habit: apologising at the end? (a) a weak ending habit (b) a strong ending habit
20. 20.🧐 Is this a fact or an opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
21. 21.🎙️ In a practice run, Diya said 280 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
22. 22.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to fit the time limit (b) to tire yourself (c) to speak faster (d) to skip the ending
23. 23.True or false: a speech giving directions to the school library is mainly to entertain. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a new topic (b) an example or a reason (c) a goodbye (d) nothing else
25. 25.True or false: “It was a foggy winter morning at the bus stop.” is the setting of the story. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: a speech sharing facts about the Sun is mainly to entertain. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧐 Is this a fact or an opinion? “Summer holidays should be longer.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
28. 28.✂️ Aarav’s assembly talk must fit in 2 minutes. Aarav speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 340 words. How many words must be cut?
29. 29.🪧 What does the phrase “To sum up” do in a speech? (a) starts the first point (b) gives an example (c) shows a contrast (d) sums up
30. 30.⏱️ Ishaan speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute assembly talk?
31. 31.✂️ Kabir’s class presentation must fit in 2 minutes. Kabir speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 330 words. How many words must be cut?
32. 32.🪧 What does the phrase “Firstly” do in a speech? (a) starts the first point (b) adds another point (c) sums up (d) gives an example
33. 33.🪝 Which is the stronger opening for a talk on trees? (a) “Trees. Yes. Trees.” (b) “A tree saved my road.”
34. 34.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
35. 35.🪝 Which is the stronger opening for a talk on saving water? (a) “Ever seen a dry tap?” (b) “My topic is water.”
36. 36.True or false: a speech asking classmates to stop wasting food is mainly to inform. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or the memorable last line? (a) a story proving a point (b) the memorable last line
38. 38.🪝 What kind of opening is this? “An octopus has three hearts.” (a) a fact hook (b) a weak opening (c) a story hook (d) a question hook
39. 39.True or false: “Secondly” sums up. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.⏱️ Kabir reads a 375-word science fair talk at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?

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