Public Speaking Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Public speaking lesson 16: Part 2 test: building a speech · Set 78 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) To sum up (b) In conclusion (c) Let me start with (d) In short
2. 2.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or a summary of the points? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a summary of the points
3. 3.True or false: “linking to the start” is a weak ending habit. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to fit the time limit (b) to skip the ending (c) to tire yourself (d) to speak faster
5. 5.⏱️ Aarav’s competition speech has 390 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
6. 6.True or false: a speech retelling a funny dream you had is mainly to entertain. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ending on time (b) apologising at the end (c) trailing off (d) stopping mid-sentence
8. 8.🏁 Strong or weak ending habit: pausing before the end? (a) a weak ending habit (b) a strong ending habit
9. 9.🎯 What is the main purpose of a speech asking families to save water? (a) to entertain (b) to inform (c) to persuade
10. 10.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or facts and examples? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples
11. 11.Which phrase starts the first point? (a) Secondly (b) Another point is (c) In short (d) Let me start with
12. 12.🪝 What is the main job of a speech’s opening? (a) to end the speech (b) to fill time (c) to grab attention (d) to thank everyone
13. 13.🏁 After your last line, what is a good way to finish? (a) “Thank you” and a smile (b) “that’s all, I guess” (c) ask “was it okay?” (d) walk off mid-line
14. 14.🧐 Is this a fact or an opinion? “Blue is the prettiest colour.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
15. 15.🪝 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
16. 16.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) none at all (b) about 50 (c) about 20 (d) about 2 or 3
17. 17.True or false: a speech describing the life cycle of a butterfly is mainly to inform. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎯 What is the main purpose of a speech asking friends to vote for you as class monitor? (a) to inform (b) to persuade (c) to entertain
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Take the case of (b) My first point is (c) For instance (d) A good example is
20. 20.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
21. 21.🪧 “Some say homework is boring. ___, it helps us practise.” Which fits? (a) However (b) For example (c) To sum up (d) Firstly
22. 22.True or false: “Water is very, very important.” is a vague claim. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.⏸️ Pauses and audience laughter take time too. So your speech should be… (a) a little under the limit (b) far over the limit (c) exactly at the limit
24. 24.⏱️ How many words can Aarav say in 2 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
25. 25.🔎 Is this a specific example or a vague claim? “Lots of people say trees are good.” (a) a specific example (b) a vague claim
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ending on time (b) looking up at the end (c) linking to the start (d) running over time
27. 27.True or false: “Have you ever wondered where your tiffin waste goes?” is a weak opening. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “It was the night before the science fair, and our volcano would not erupt.” is a story hook. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.⏱️ Tara speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute science fair talk?
30. 30.True or false: “It was a foggy winter morning at the bus stop.” is the problem in the story. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.⏱️ How many words can Ananya say in 1 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
32. 32.📖 Which part of a story is this line? “It was a hot May afternoon at my grandmother’s village.” (a) the solution (b) the setting (c) the problem
33. 33.📖 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
34. 34.📖 Which part of a story is this line? “Just then, the bus drove off without us.” (a) the solution (b) the setting (c) the problem
35. 35.True or false: a speech convincing the principal to add a reading hour is mainly to persuade. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “My grandfather walks 5 km every morning and feels fit at seventy.” is a specific example. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which phrase gives an example? (a) On the other hand (b) Moreover (c) A good example is (d) Even so
38. 38.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
39. 39.⏱️ Arjun speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute assembly talk?
40. 40.⏱️ Arjun reads a 200-word debate speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?

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