Speech Quizzes & Trivia

Did you know that when we read we don’t actually cover the entire word in our mind? We use our past experiences to help us identify a word by the place of certain letters in that word, in order to read faster. Imagine if the same principle applied to speech. Would there be chaos because people register words differently, or would we discover that we could talk more in shorter periods of time? And, are we even interested in that?

Take these quizzes to find out more about the act of speech from questions like: “What other forms can the speech take?”, “What is the brain process by which we learn to speak?”, “What kinds of problems are some people confronted with in regards to speech?”, and “How does speech evolution occur across centuries?”

Reported or indirect speech is usually used to talk about the past, so we typically change the tense of the words spoken. If you are a student, then take this English grammar reported speech quiz to gauge your knowledge on the...

Questions: 9 | Attempts: 29063 | Last updated: Oct 14, 2020

Sample Question
Robert said, "I want to renew my domain."

Robert said that I want to renew my domain.

Robert said that he wanted to renew his domain.

Robert said that he will renew his domain.

Robert said that he renews his domain.

Types Of Speeches

Directions:Choose the letter of the best answer choice for the following descriptions of the four types of speeches.

Questions: 6 | Attempts: 2120 | Last updated: Jan 8, 2013

Sample Question
Before you cook your pasta, be sure to add a teaspoon of vegetable oil in your pot of water.

Demonstrative

Informative

Persuasive

Entertainment

Consonants

Questions: 22 | Attempts: 1625 | Last updated: Dec 5, 2014

Sample Question
Affricates begin as fricatives and end as plosives.

True

False

Reported Speech 2

To all the current English students out there who are preparing for their exams and need practice on reported speech, take this quiz. It is specifically designed to help you find out your knowledge in class during the previous...

Questions: 10 | Attempts: 1768 | Last updated: Dec 6, 2017

Sample Question
Samira said, "Monica speaks English very well."

Samira said that Monica spoke English very well.

Samira said that Monica is speaking English very well.

Samira said that Monica had spoken English very well.

Samira said that Monica speaks English very well.

Quiz On Speech Test! Trivia Quiz

Questions: 10 | Attempts: 2896 | Last updated: Jun 9, 2020

Sample Question
Sally whispered that she was hungry.

Sally whispered, "I am hungry."

Sally whispered, "She is hungry!"

Sally whispered, "I am hungry!"

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Speech Questions & Answers

How to write a best man's speech?

Public speaking is not ideal for everyone, but at some point, in our lives, we all have to do it. Depending on the situation and how prepared you are, you can have a positive effect on the crowd. Many men have to give the best man speeches, which can

How to write a speech outline?

Let us say that you would need to create a speech outline, but you do not know where to begin. Create a generic speech outline that will be composed of the following: • In the introduction part of your speech, you need to establish the topic a

Can you convert this into indirect speech?He asked me, Have you finished reading the newspaper?

He asked me if I had finished reading the newspaper.

How to write the following sentence in indirect speech?

Camy wanted to know why her e-mails were bouncing back.