Public Speaking Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Public speaking lesson 16: Part 2 test: building a speech · Set 833 · 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: “Summer holidays should be longer.” is a fact. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
3. 3.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or the call to action? (a) a story proving a point (b) the call to action
4. 4.True or false: a speech giving directions to the school library is mainly to inform. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🪝 Which is the stronger opening for a talk on trees? (a) “A tree saved my road.” (b) “Trees. Yes. Trees.”
6. 6.⏱️ Aarav speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute class presentation?
7. 7.True or false: “To sum up” shows a contrast. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🪝 What kind of opening is this? “Have you ever wondered where your tiffin waste goes?” (a) a fact hook (b) a question hook (c) a story hook (d) a weak opening
9. 9.True or false: “Light from the Sun takes about eight minutes to reach the Earth.” is a story hook. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is a weak ending habit? (a) a clear last line (b) looking up at the end (c) ending on time (d) apologising at the end
11. 11.⏱️ Rohan’s debate speech has 300 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
12. 12.True or false: “Um… yeah, that’s it, I think.” is a weak ending. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎙️ In a practice run, Rohan said 700 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
14. 14.True or false: “My topic is water. That is all.” is a fact hook. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🏁 Strong or weak ending habit: apologising at the end? (a) a strong ending habit (b) a weak ending habit
16. 16.🪝 What kind of opening is this? “Our heart beats about one lakh times every day.” (a) a weak opening (b) a question hook (c) a fact hook (d) a story hook
17. 17.🏁 What kind of ending is this? “To recap, water is precious, limited and easy to save.” (a) a weak ending (b) a summary (c) a link to the opening (d) a call to action
18. 18.True or false: “Plants need sunlight to make food.” is an opinion. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “Then I saw that my speech notes were missing.” is the problem in the story. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🐢 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
21. 21.True or false: a speech reporting the results of a class survey is mainly to inform. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🎙️ In a practice run, Aarav said 400 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
23. 23.🏁 Strong or weak ending habit: a calm thank-you? (a) a weak ending habit (b) a strong ending habit
24. 24.True or false: a speech asking classmates to stop wasting food is mainly to persuade. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🏁 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
26. 26.🪧 “___, let me tell you why sleep matters.” — the very first point. Which fits? (a) To sum up (b) In conclusion (c) To begin with (d) However
27. 27.Which phrase sums up? (a) Secondly (b) To begin with (c) For example (d) In short
28. 28.⏱️ Rohan reads a 450-word competition speech at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off (b) stopping mid-sentence (c) running over time (d) looking up at the end
30. 30.📖 Which part of a story is this line? “Two friends helped him walk slowly back to the bus.” (a) the setting (b) the solution (c) the problem
31. 31.True or false: “In short, reading builds words, ideas and imagination.” is a call to action. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) opening, closing, body (c) closing, opening, body (d) opening, body, closing
33. 33.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
34. 34.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) facts and examples (d) a summary of the points
36. 36.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) the call to action (c) greeting the audience (d) facts and examples
37. 37.📖 A story in a speech should be… (a) full of secrets (b) short and to the point (c) as long as possible (d) unrelated to the topic
38. 38.🎯 Which purpose usually ends with a call like “Join us!”? (a) to entertain (b) to persuade (c) to inform
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Even so (b) However (c) Moreover (d) On the other hand
40. 40.True or false: “In addition” gives an example. (a) False (b) True

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