Public Speaking Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Public speaking lesson 16: Part 2 test: building a speech · Set 875 · 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 comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or introducing the topic? (a) thanking the audience (b) introducing the topic
2. 2.🔎 Is this a specific example or a vague claim? “Reading is good for everyone.” (a) a specific example (b) a vague claim
3. 3.🪝 What kind of opening is this? “How many of you walked to school today?” (a) a fact hook (b) a weak opening (c) a story hook (d) a question hook
4. 4.🧐 Is this a fact or an opinion? “A week has seven days.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
5. 5.🏁 What kind of ending is this? “Okay, I am done now.” (a) a call to action (b) a weak ending (c) a link to the opening (d) a summary
6. 6.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) a story proving a point (c) thanking the audience (d) the attention hook
7. 7.📖 Which part of a story is this line? “Just then, the bus drove off without us.” (a) the setting (b) the solution (c) the problem
8. 8.True or false: “How many of you walked to school today?” is a question hook. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or greeting the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) greeting the audience
10. 10.True or false: “Who here has ever lost a ball in a neighbour’s garden?” is a weak opening. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🎙️ In a practice run, Saanvi said 220 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
12. 12.🧐 Is this a fact or an opinion? “Mangoes are the best fruit.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
13. 13.True or false: “Exercise is nice and stuff.” is a specific example. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🎯 A speech full of jokes and a funny story mainly aims… (a) to entertain (b) to persuade (c) to inform
15. 15.🪧 “Some say homework is boring. ___, it helps us practise.” Which fits? (a) For example (b) Firstly (c) To sum up (d) However
16. 16.🪧 “Plastic harms animals. ___, cows often swallow plastic bags.” Which fits? (a) In conclusion (b) Firstly (c) For example (d) To sum up
17. 17.True or false: “Our class was on a picnic beside a big lake.” is how the story is solved. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “To begin with” gives an example. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “Have you ever wondered where your tiffin waste goes?” is a question hook. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “running over time” is a weak ending habit. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “My grandfather walks 5 km every morning and feels fit at seventy.” is a vague claim. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “Cricket is the most exciting sport.” is a fact. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🏁 What kind of ending is this? “In short, reading builds words, ideas and imagination.” (a) a call to action (b) a summary (c) a weak ending (d) a link to the opening
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) To conclude (b) In conclusion (c) On the other hand (d) In short
25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
26. 26.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the main points? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points
27. 27.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to tire yourself (b) to speak faster (c) to skip the ending (d) to fit the time limit
28. 28.✂️ Your speech is too long for the time limit. What should you do? (a) cut the weakest part (b) ignore the limit (c) skip the ending (d) speak super fast
29. 29.⏱️ Aarav’s science fair talk has 330 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
30. 30.🔎 Is this a specific example or a vague claim? “Some things are kind of helpful sometimes.” (a) a vague claim (b) a specific example
31. 31.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) the memorable last line (c) thanking the audience (d) introducing the topic
32. 32.🪝 What kind of opening is this? “Have you ever wondered where your tiffin waste goes?” (a) a story hook (b) a fact hook (c) a question hook (d) a weak opening
33. 33.🪝 What kind of opening is this? “It was the night before the science fair, and our volcano would not erupt.” (a) a story hook (b) a fact hook (c) a question hook (d) a weak opening
34. 34.🔎 Is this a specific example or a vague claim? “Water is very, very important.” (a) a specific example (b) a vague claim
35. 35.🏁 Strong or weak ending habit: running over time? (a) a strong ending habit (b) a weak ending habit
36. 36.True or false: “What would you do if the lights went out for a week?” is a fact hook. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “I forgot the rest, so bye.” is a weak ending. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🪝 What kind of opening is this? “Who here has ever lost a ball in a neighbour’s garden?” (a) a question hook (b) a story hook (c) a weak opening (d) a fact hook
39. 39.🧐 Is this a fact or an opinion? “Summer holidays should be longer.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
40. 40.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a story proving a point (b) a preview of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) the attention hook

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