Public Speaking Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Public speaking lesson 16: Part 2 test: building a speech · Set 65 · 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: “One morning, Ravi’s grandmother handed him an old wooden box.” is a question hook. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “Plants need sunlight to make food.” is an opinion. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.⏱️ Diya’s assembly talk has 500 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
4. 4.📖 A story in a speech should be… (a) full of secrets (b) unrelated to the topic (c) as long as possible (d) short and to the point
5. 5.True or false: a speech showing how to fold a paper boat is mainly to inform. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “When Meena read for 20 minutes a day, she finished six storybooks in one term.” is a specific example. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔎 Is this a specific example or a vague claim? “Some things are kind of helpful sometimes.” (a) a specific example (b) a vague claim
8. 8.⏱️ Ananya’s assembly talk has 440 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
9. 9.Which of these is a strong ending habit? (a) apologising at the end (b) adding a new point (c) a calm thank-you (d) rushing off the stage
10. 10.🎯 What is the main purpose of a speech acting out a comic scene from a picnic? (a) to inform (b) to entertain (c) to persuade
11. 11.🔎 Is this a specific example or a vague claim? “Last Diwali, our street used clay lamps and made far less waste.” (a) a vague claim (b) a specific example
12. 12.🧐 Is this a fact or an opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
13. 13.🪝 What is the main job of a speech’s opening? (a) to thank everyone (b) to fill time (c) to end the speech (d) to grab attention
14. 14.🎯 A speech full of jokes and a funny story mainly aims… (a) to entertain (b) to inform (c) to persuade
15. 15.🔎 Is this a specific example or a vague claim? “My grandfather walks 5 km every morning and feels fit at seventy.” (a) a specific example (b) a vague claim
16. 16.True or false: “apologising at the end” is a strong ending habit. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: a speech telling a funny story about your pet goat is mainly to entertain. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “It was a foggy winter morning at the bus stop.” is the setting of the story. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “The Sun rises in the east.” is an opinion. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🎯 What is the main purpose of a speech explaining how a rainbow forms? (a) to persuade (b) to entertain (c) to inform
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) However (b) On the other hand (c) Another point is (d) In contrast
22. 22.True or false: “Water freezes at 0 °C.” is a fact. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.⏱️ Saanvi speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute class presentation?
24. 24.🪧 What does the phrase “In conclusion” do in a speech? (a) shows a contrast (b) sums up (c) gives an example (d) starts the first point
25. 25.True or false: “Rainy days are the nicest days.” is an opinion. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.✂️ Your speech is too long for the time limit. What should you do? (a) speak super fast (b) skip the ending (c) ignore the limit (d) cut the weakest part
27. 27.⏱️ How many words can Ananya say in 3 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
28. 28.🪝 What kind of opening is this? “Light from the Sun takes about eight minutes to reach the Earth.” (a) a fact hook (b) a weak opening (c) a story hook (d) a question hook
29. 29.Which of these is a weak ending habit? (a) pausing before the end (b) linking to the start (c) stopping mid-sentence (d) looking up at the end
30. 30.🎯 A speech with facts, steps and clear explanations mainly aims… (a) to entertain (b) to inform (c) to persuade
31. 31.⏱️ Ananya speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute assembly talk?
32. 32.True or false: “To begin with” shows a contrast. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “Who here has ever lost a ball in a neighbour’s garden?” is a fact hook. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🎯 What is the main purpose of a speech asking friends to vote for you as class monitor? (a) to entertain (b) to persuade (c) to inform
35. 35.🪧 “I have told you about trees and rivers. ___, nature needs our care.” Which fits? (a) Firstly (b) For example (c) Secondly (d) To sum up
36. 36.🔎 Is this a specific example or a vague claim? “Everything is better when things are better.” (a) a vague claim (b) a specific example
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) However (b) Let me start with (c) Even so (d) On the other hand
38. 38.📖 Which part of a story is this line? “Our class was on a picnic beside a big lake.” (a) the solution (b) the problem (c) the setting
39. 39.📖 After telling a story, what should you do? (a) start a new topic (b) leave the stage (c) tell three more (d) link it to your point
40. 40.🪝 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 fact hook (d) a question hook

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