Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 197 · 40 questions

Speaker's tip (Tell, explain, remind): Opening: greeting, hook, topic, a preview of the points. Body: the main points (about 2 or 3 in a short speech), each with an example or a reason. Closing: a summary, the call to action, thanks and a memorable last line.

1. 1.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) none at all (b) about 2 or 3 (c) about 50 (d) about 20
2. 2.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) the memorable last line
3. 3.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or a preview of the points? (a) the call to action (b) a preview of the points
4. 4.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) facts and examples (c) the call to action (d) greeting the audience
5. 5.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
6. 6.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the call to action? (a) greeting the audience (b) the call to action
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) greeting the audience (c) the main points (d) the attention hook
8. 8.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or a story proving a point? (a) the memorable last line (b) a story proving a point
9. 9.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) opening, body, closing (c) opening, closing, body (d) closing, opening, body
10. 10.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or greeting the audience? (a) thanking the audience (b) greeting the audience
11. 11.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or reasons for your idea? (a) the call to action (b) reasons for your idea
12. 12.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a summary of the points (b) a preview of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) reasons for your idea
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) facts and examples (c) greeting the audience (d) a story proving a point
14. 14.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) facts and examples (c) thanking the audience (d) a preview of the points
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) reasons for your idea (c) the main points (d) the attention hook
16. 16.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or a preview of the points? (a) the memorable last line (b) a preview of the points
17. 17.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
18. 18.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a new topic (b) an example or a reason (c) a goodbye (d) nothing else
19. 19.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the main points? (a) introducing the topic (b) the main points
20. 20.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) introducing the topic (b) a story proving a point (c) the memorable last line (d) facts and examples
21. 21.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
22. 22.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or facts and examples? (a) introducing the topic (b) facts and examples
23. 23.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or introducing the topic? (a) a summary of the points (b) introducing the topic
24. 24.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
25. 25.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) a summary of the points (c) the main points (d) thanking the audience
26. 26.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or the attention hook? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the attention hook
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) facts and examples (c) greeting the audience (d) a preview of the points
28. 28.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
29. 29.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) greeting the audience (c) the attention hook (d) reasons for your idea
31. 31.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) a story proving a point (c) the attention hook (d) thanking the audience
32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or the memorable last line? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the memorable last line
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) a story proving a point (c) the memorable last line (d) thanking the audience
34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or greeting the audience? (a) the memorable last line (b) greeting the audience
35. 35.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) the memorable last line (d) a preview of the points
37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or thanking the audience? (a) the attention hook (b) thanking the audience
38. 38.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) the call to action (d) introducing the topic
40. 40.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening

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