Public Speaking Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Public speaking lesson 16: Part 2 test: building a speech · Set 73 · 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 story hook (b) a weak opening (c) a fact hook (d) a question hook
2. 2.🎯 What is the main purpose of a speech asking families to save water? (a) to inform (b) to entertain (c) to persuade
3. 3.🪝 What kind of opening is this? “When I was in Class 3, I froze on stage in the middle of a poem.” (a) a weak opening (b) a question hook (c) a story hook (d) a fact hook
4. 4.🏁 What kind of ending is this? “In short, reading builds words, ideas and imagination.” (a) a call to action (b) a weak ending (c) a summary (d) a link to the opening
5. 5.🪝 What kind of opening is this? “What would you do if the lights went out for a week?” (a) a fact hook (b) a story hook (c) a weak opening (d) a question hook
6. 6.⏱️ Tara reads a 375-word assembly talk at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
7. 7.🪝 What kind of opening is this? “The blue whale is the largest animal on Earth.” (a) a fact hook (b) a question hook (c) a weak opening (d) a story hook
8. 8.⏱️ Meera’s competition speech has 750 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
9. 9.🪝 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
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) a story proving a point (c) introducing the topic (d) reasons for your idea
11. 11.True or false: “In our school garden, the tomato plants we watered daily grew twice as tall.” is a specific example. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or facts and examples? (a) a preview of the points (b) facts and examples
13. 13.🔎 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
14. 14.🐢 Which is a comfortable speaking pace for most speeches? (a) 20–30 words a minute (b) 120–150 words a minute (c) 300–400 words a minute
15. 15.🎙️ In a practice run, Ishaan said 360 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
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.⏱️ Vihaan speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute competition speech?
18. 18.⏱️ Rohan’s assembly talk has 420 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
19. 19.Which phrase gives an example? (a) To conclude (b) For instance (c) Even so (d) To begin with
20. 20.True or false: “The blue whale is the largest animal on Earth.” is a fact hook. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.⏸️ Pauses and audience laughter take time too. So your speech should be… (a) exactly at the limit (b) a little under the limit (c) far over the limit
22. 22.🧐 Is this a fact or an opinion? “The Moon goes around the Earth.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
23. 23.✂️ Saanvi’s class presentation must fit in 2 minutes. Saanvi speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 290 words. How many words must be cut?
24. 24.True or false: “We walked together and reached school just in time.” is how the story is solved. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔎 Is this a specific example or a vague claim? “Our class collected 120 old books for the village library in one month.” (a) a vague claim (b) a specific example
26. 26.True or false: “Rainy days are the nicest days.” is an opinion. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎯 What is the main purpose of a speech explaining the rules of kabaddi? (a) to inform (b) to entertain (c) to persuade
28. 28.🎯 What is the main purpose of a speech sharing a silly poem about Monday mornings? (a) to entertain (b) to persuade (c) to inform
29. 29.🔎 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
30. 30.🎙️ In a practice run, Saanvi said 280 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
31. 31.🪧 “Plastic harms animals. ___, cows often swallow plastic bags.” Which fits? (a) In conclusion (b) Firstly (c) For example (d) To sum up
32. 32.True or false: “Take the case of” adds another point. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🪧 What does the phrase “For instance” do in a speech? (a) gives an example (b) starts the first point (c) adds another point (d) sums up
34. 34.🪝 What kind of opening is this? “Um, so, I am going to talk about trees, I guess.” (a) a question hook (b) a story hook (c) a fact hook (d) a weak opening
35. 35.🎙️ In a practice run, Vihaan said 400 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
36. 36.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
37. 37.True or false: “looking up at the end” is a strong ending habit. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🏁 A memorable ending should be… (a) about a new topic (b) long and slow (c) short and strong (d) a whispered mumble
39. 39.🏁 What kind of ending is this? “Start today: carry a cloth bag every time you shop.” (a) a summary (b) a link to the opening (c) a call to action (d) a weak ending
40. 40.True or false: a speech telling a funny story about your pet goat is mainly to entertain. (a) True (b) False

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