Public Speaking Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Public speaking lesson 16: Part 2 test: building a speech · Set 983 · 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: a speech giving directions to the school library is mainly to entertain. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.📖 Which part of a story is this line? “Then I saw that my speech notes were missing.” (a) the solution (b) the setting (c) the problem
3. 3.🪧 “I have told you about trees and rivers. ___, nature needs our care.” Which fits? (a) To sum up (b) For example (c) Secondly (d) Firstly
4. 4.🔎 Is this a specific example or a vague claim? “In our school garden, the tomato plants we watered daily grew twice as tall.” (a) a specific example (b) a vague claim
5. 5.📋 Before writing a speech, what should you decide first? (a) the font (b) its purpose (c) the stage colour (d) the ending music
6. 6.🎯 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
7. 7.True or false: “Secondly” sums up. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “looking up at the end” is a weak ending habit. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧐 Is this a fact or an opinion? “The Sun rises in the east.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
10. 10.🎙️ In a practice run, Kabir said 220 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
11. 11.⏱️ Meera reads a 375-word class presentation at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
12. 12.✂️ Ananya’s assembly talk must fit in 1 minute. Ananya speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 190 words. How many words must be cut?
13. 13.🚫 Which opening should you avoid? (a) a short story (b) a surprising fact (c) a question (d) starting with “sorry”
14. 14.⏱️ How many words can Aarav say in 3 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
15. 15.⏱️ How many words can Aarav say in 3 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
16. 16.🪝 What kind of opening is this? “How many of you walked to school today?” (a) a story hook (b) a weak opening (c) a fact hook (d) a question hook
17. 17.🪝 Which is the stronger opening for a talk on saving water? (a) “My topic is water.” (b) “Ever seen a dry tap?”
18. 18.🪝 What kind of opening is this? “Have you ever wondered where your tiffin waste goes?” (a) a fact hook (b) a story hook (c) a question hook (d) a weak opening
19. 19.True or false: “To recap, water is precious, limited and easy to save.” is a summary. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🏁 What kind of ending is this? “Pick up one wrapper on your way out today.” (a) a weak ending (b) a link to the opening (c) a call to action (d) a summary
21. 21.True or false: “The blue whale is the largest animal on Earth.” is a weak opening. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the memorable last line? (a) facts and examples (b) the memorable last line
23. 23.🪝 What kind of opening is this? “Our heart beats about one lakh times every day.” (a) a question hook (b) a story hook (c) a weak opening (d) a fact hook
24. 24.True or false: a speech showing how to fold a paper boat is mainly to persuade. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.💧 Which example best supports “We can save water”? (a) closing taps saved 40 L (b) the sky is blue (c) buses are big (d) dogs can bark
26. 26.True or false: “My topic is water. That is all.” is a weak opening. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which phrase shows a contrast? (a) For instance (b) To sum up (c) On the other hand (d) Firstly
28. 28.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 20 (b) none at all (c) about 50 (d) about 2 or 3
29. 29.✂️ Kabir’s science fair talk must fit in 3 minutes. Kabir speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 360 words. How many words must be cut?
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) thanking the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) the call to action
31. 31.🪝 What kind of opening is this? “Sorry, I did not prepare much, but here goes.” (a) a story hook (b) a fact hook (c) a weak opening (d) a question hook
32. 32.⏱️ How many words can Diya say in 3 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
33. 33.Which of these is a weak ending habit? (a) looking up at the end (b) pausing before the end (c) a clear last line (d) rushing off the stage
34. 34.🪝 What kind of opening is this? “What would you do if the lights went out for a week?” (a) a question hook (b) a story hook (c) a weak opening (d) a fact hook
35. 35.True or false: “Let me start with” starts the first point. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “The Sun rises in the east.” is an opinion. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🪧 What does the phrase “Let me start with” do in a speech? (a) sums up (b) gives an example (c) starts the first point (d) adds another point
38. 38.True or false: “Last Diwali, our street used clay lamps and made far less waste.” is a vague claim. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎙️ In a practice run, Tara said 220 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
40. 40.✂️ Diya’s science fair talk must fit in 3 minutes. Diya speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 360 words. How many words must be cut?

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