Public Speaking Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Public speaking lesson 16: Part 2 test: building a speech · Set 900 · 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.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 2 or 3 (b) about 20 (c) none at all (d) about 50
2. 2.True or false: “So tonight, switch off one extra light — and keep doing it.” is a link to the opening. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🪝 Which is the stronger opening for a talk on saving water? (a) “Ever seen a dry tap?” (b) “My topic is water.”
4. 4.✂️ Aarav’s class presentation must fit in 2 minutes. Aarav speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 310 words. How many words must be cut?
5. 5.🪝 What is the main job of a speech’s opening? (a) to grab attention (b) to thank everyone (c) to fill time (d) to end the speech
6. 6.True or false: “Just then, the bus drove off without us.” is the setting of the story. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.⏸️ Pauses and audience laughter take time too. So your speech should be… (a) far over the limit (b) exactly at the limit (c) a little under the limit
8. 8.True or false: “Rainy days are the nicest days.” is a fact. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🎙️ In a practice run, Meera said 480 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
10. 10.🧐 Is this a fact or an opinion? “Summer holidays should be longer.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
11. 11.True or false: a speech convincing the principal to add a reading hour is mainly to inform. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: a speech acting out a comic scene from a picnic is mainly to persuade. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🪧 What does the phrase “Firstly” do in a speech? (a) sums up (b) gives an example (c) starts the first point (d) adds another point
14. 14.🪝 What kind of opening is this? “Um, so, I am going to talk about trees, I guess.” (a) a story hook (b) a question hook (c) a weak opening (d) a fact hook
15. 15.Which of these is a strong ending habit? (a) apologising at the end (b) adding a new point (c) pausing before the end (d) stopping mid-sentence
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) the attention hook (d) introducing the topic
17. 17.🔎 Is this a specific example or a vague claim? “Water is very, very important.” (a) a vague claim (b) a specific example
18. 18.⏱️ Rohan’s debate speech has 420 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
19. 19.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
20. 20.🎙️ In a practice run, Nisha said 600 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
21. 21.🏁 What kind of ending is this? “So tonight, switch off one extra light — and keep doing it.” (a) a summary (b) a weak ending (c) a link to the opening (d) a call to action
22. 22.⏱️ Vihaan reads a 100-word assembly talk at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
23. 23.🪝 What kind of opening is this? “It was the night before the science fair, and our volcano would not erupt.” (a) a fact hook (b) a question hook (c) a story hook (d) a weak opening
24. 24.🪧 What does the phrase “Let me start with” do in a speech? (a) gives an example (b) starts the first point (c) sums up (d) adds another point
25. 25.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
26. 26.✂️ Your speech is too long for the time limit. What should you do? (a) ignore the limit (b) skip the ending (c) cut the weakest part (d) speak super fast
27. 27.True or false: “When I was in Class 3, I froze on stage in the middle of a poem.” is a weak opening. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to skip the ending (b) to fit the time limit (c) to tire yourself (d) to speak faster
29. 29.📖 Which part of a story is this line? “Our class was on a picnic beside a big lake.” (a) the problem (b) the solution (c) the setting
30. 30.⏱️ Aarav’s science fair talk has 260 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Secondly (b) In short (c) Moreover (d) Another point is
32. 32.⏱️ Rohan reads a 300-word class presentation at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
33. 33.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) the attention hook (c) thanking the audience (d) greeting the audience
34. 34.🔎 Is this a specific example or a vague claim? “When Meena read for 20 minutes a day, she finished six storybooks in one term.” (a) a specific example (b) a vague claim
35. 35.📖 Which part of a story is this line? “We walked together and reached school just in time.” (a) the setting (b) the problem (c) the solution
36. 36.True or false: “Water is very, very important.” is a specific example. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
38. 38.🏁 What kind of ending is this? “I forgot the rest, so bye.” (a) a weak ending (b) a summary (c) a link to the opening (d) a call to action
39. 39.Which phrase sums up? (a) My first point is (b) In conclusion (c) Take the case of (d) For instance
40. 40.🪝 What kind of opening is this? “One morning, Ravi’s grandmother handed him an old wooden box.” (a) a question hook (b) a weak opening (c) a story hook (d) a fact hook

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