Public Speaking Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Public speaking lesson 16: Part 2 test: building a speech · Set 766 · 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: “When Meena read for 20 minutes a day, she finished six storybooks in one term.” is a vague claim. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🪧 “I have told you about trees and rivers. ___, nature needs our care.” Which fits? (a) Secondly (b) For example (c) To sum up (d) Firstly
3. 3.📖 Which part of a story is this line? “Halfway up the hill, Kabir twisted his ankle.” (a) the problem (b) the solution (c) the setting
4. 4.🪧 What does the phrase “For example” do in a speech? (a) sums up (b) adds another point (c) gives an example (d) starts the first point
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ending on time (b) looking up at the end (c) a clear last line (d) stopping mid-sentence
6. 6.🏁 What kind of ending is this? “To recap, water is precious, limited and easy to save.” (a) a call to action (b) a weak ending (c) a summary (d) a link to the opening
7. 7.True or false: a speech asking friends to vote for you as class monitor is mainly to persuade. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
9. 9.True or false: “Our class collected 120 old books for the village library in one month.” is a specific example. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔎 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
11. 11.Which phrase gives an example? (a) Even so (b) To begin with (c) For example (d) In short
12. 12.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 2 or 3 (b) none at all (c) about 20 (d) about 50
13. 13.⏱️ How many words can Nisha say in 3 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
14. 14.🧐 Is this a fact or an opinion? “Summer holidays should be longer.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
15. 15.🪝 What is the main job of a speech’s opening? (a) to thank everyone (b) to grab attention (c) to fill time (d) to end the speech
16. 16.✂️ Your speech is too long for the time limit. What should you do? (a) speak super fast (b) ignore the limit (c) cut the weakest part (d) skip the ending
17. 17.🪝 Which is the stronger opening for a talk on trees? (a) “Trees. Yes. Trees.” (b) “A tree saved my road.”
18. 18.✂️ Kabir’s assembly talk must fit in 3 minutes. Kabir speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 390 words. How many words must be cut?
19. 19.True or false: “Our heart beats about one lakh times every day.” is a fact hook. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “Our class was on a picnic beside a big lake.” is the setting of the story. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🪝 What kind of opening is this? “Sorry, I did not prepare much, but here goes.” (a) a story hook (b) a weak opening (c) a question hook (d) a fact hook
22. 22.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or the main points? (a) a preview of the points (b) the main points
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) a preview of the points (c) a summary of the points (d) the attention hook
24. 24.🎯 What is the main purpose of a speech explaining the rules of kabaddi? (a) to inform (b) to persuade (c) to entertain
25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
26. 26.📖 Which part of a story is this line? “We all held the poles together until the rain stopped.” (a) the setting (b) the problem (c) the solution
27. 27.⏱️ Meera reads a 150-word science fair talk at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
28. 28.True or false: “a clear last line” is a weak ending habit. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “So we saw three things: trees cool us, clean our air and give us food.” is a summary. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “On the other hand” shows a contrast. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) To sum up (b) In conclusion (c) For instance (d) In short
32. 32.🎙️ In a practice run, Kabir said 450 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
33. 33.True or false: “It was the night before the science fair, and our volcano would not erupt.” is a weak opening. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎙️ In a practice run, Nisha said 520 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
35. 35.True or false: “My first point is” sums up. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Um, so, I am going to talk about trees, I guess.” is a weak opening. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🪝 What kind of opening is this? “Um, so, I am going to talk about trees, I guess.” (a) a weak opening (b) a story hook (c) a fact hook (d) a question hook
38. 38.🧐 Is this a fact or an opinion? “The Moon goes around the Earth.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
39. 39.True or false: “So tonight, switch off one extra light — and keep doing it.” is a weak ending. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to fit the time limit (b) to speak faster (c) to tire yourself (d) to skip the ending

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