Public Speaking Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Public speaking lesson 16: Part 2 test: building a speech · Set 783 · 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) running over time (b) stopping mid-sentence (c) linking to the start (d) adding a new point
2. 2.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or introducing the topic? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic
3. 3.True or false: “Homework is boring.” is an opinion. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🪝 What kind of opening is this? “Who here has ever lost a ball in a neighbour’s garden?” (a) a fact hook (b) a question hook (c) a story hook (d) a weak opening
5. 5.🪝 What is the main job of a speech’s opening? (a) to fill time (b) to grab attention (c) to end the speech (d) to thank everyone
6. 6.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) closing, opening, body (b) opening, closing, body (c) opening, body, closing (d) body, closing, opening
7. 7.🧐 Is this a fact or an opinion? “The Sun rises in the east.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
8. 8.🪝 What kind of opening is this? “What would you do if the lights went out for a week?” (a) a question hook (b) a weak opening (c) a story hook (d) a fact hook
9. 9.🎯 What is the main purpose of a speech convincing the principal to add a reading hour? (a) to persuade (b) to inform (c) to entertain
10. 10.🎯 What is the main purpose of a speech describing the life cycle of a butterfly? (a) to persuade (b) to inform (c) to entertain
11. 11.🪝 Which is the stronger opening for a talk on saving water? (a) “My topic is water.” (b) “Ever seen a dry tap?”
12. 12.Which of these is a weak ending habit? (a) a clear last line (b) ending on time (c) looking up at the end (d) running over time
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) introducing the topic (c) reasons for your idea (d) facts and examples
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking up at the end (b) ending on time (c) pausing before the end (d) apologising at the end
15. 15.🎯 What is the main purpose of a speech explaining the rules of kabaddi? (a) to inform (b) to entertain (c) to persuade
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) introducing the topic (c) greeting the audience (d) the attention hook
17. 17.🪝 What kind of opening is this? “My topic is water. That is all.” (a) a weak opening (b) a story hook (c) a fact hook (d) a question hook
18. 18.⏱️ Kabir’s science fair talk has 750 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
19. 19.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
20. 20.🎯 Which purpose usually ends with a call like “Join us!”? (a) to inform (b) to entertain (c) to persuade
21. 21.True or false: “To begin with” starts the first point. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) a story proving a point (c) greeting the audience (d) a summary of the points
23. 23.🪝 What kind of opening is this? “Light from the Sun takes about eight minutes to reach the Earth.” (a) a fact hook (b) a question hook (c) a weak opening (d) a story hook
24. 24.True or false: “My topic is water. That is all.” is a weak opening. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “Last Diwali, our street used clay lamps and made far less waste.” is a vague claim. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.⏱️ Aarav speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute debate speech?
27. 27.🏁 Strong or weak ending habit: adding a new point? (a) a strong ending habit (b) a weak ending habit
28. 28.⏱️ How long should the opening of a 2-minute speech be? (a) a few sentences (b) ten minutes (c) the whole speech (d) half the speech
29. 29.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or a summary of the points? (a) the main points (b) a summary of the points
30. 30.📖 A story in a speech should be… (a) unrelated to the topic (b) as long as possible (c) full of secrets (d) short and to the point
31. 31.🪝 What kind of opening is this? “One morning, Ravi’s grandmother handed him an old wooden box.” (a) a fact hook (b) a question hook (c) a story hook (d) a weak opening
32. 32.True or false: “So we saw three things: trees cool us, clean our air and give us food.” is a summary. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: a speech urging shoppers to carry cloth bags is mainly to inform. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.✂️ Your speech is too long for the time limit. What should you do? (a) skip the ending (b) speak super fast (c) ignore the limit (d) cut the weakest part
35. 35.🔎 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
36. 36.True or false: “Um, so, I am going to talk about trees, I guess.” is a story hook. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📋 Before writing a speech, what should you decide first? (a) the ending music (b) the stage colour (c) the font (d) its purpose
38. 38.True or false: “The Sun rises in the east.” is a fact. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🎯 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
40. 40.⏱️ Aarav speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute assembly talk?

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