Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 284 · 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) about 2 or 3 (b) none at all (c) about 20 (d) about 50
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea (c) introducing the topic (d) the attention hook
3. 3.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) closing, opening, body (b) opening, body, closing (c) opening, closing, body (d) body, closing, opening
4. 4.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or a summary of the points? (a) the main points (b) a summary of the points
5. 5.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a goodbye (b) nothing else (c) an example or a reason (d) a new topic
6. 6.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) a summary of the points (c) a story proving a point (d) greeting the audience
7. 7.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) greeting the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) a story proving a point
8. 8.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) the memorable last line (c) reasons for your idea (d) the attention hook
9. 9.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the attention hook? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook
10. 10.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the call to action? (a) facts and examples (b) the call to action
11. 11.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) thanking the audience (b) reasons for your idea
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the attention hook (c) a story proving a point (d) the main points
13. 13.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or the main points? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points
14. 14.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the attention hook (b) introducing the topic (c) the call to action (d) the main points
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) greeting the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) a summary of the points
16. 16.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or a story proving a point? (a) introducing the topic (b) a story proving a point
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) a story proving a point (c) the main points (d) the memorable last line
18. 18.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) a story proving a point (c) reasons for your idea (d) the memorable last line
19. 19.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or the memorable last line? (a) a story proving a point (b) the memorable last line
20. 20.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or introducing the topic? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic
21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the memorable last line? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line
22. 22.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
23. 23.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a summary of the points (b) a preview of the points (c) reasons for your idea (d) thanking the audience
24. 24.🧱 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
25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
26. 26.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the call to action? (a) the main points (b) the call to action
27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the main points? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points
28. 28.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or a summary of the points? (a) introducing the topic (b) a summary of the points
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) a story proving a point (c) thanking the audience (d) a summary of the points
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) facts and examples (c) the memorable last line (d) the call to action
31. 31.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) a story proving a point (c) facts and examples (d) a preview of the points
33. 33.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or a preview of the points? (a) thanking the audience (b) a preview of the points
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic (c) greeting the audience (d) a preview of the points
35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or thanking the audience? (a) a story proving a point (b) thanking the audience
36. 36.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a preview of the points (b) facts and examples (c) thanking the audience (d) the call to action
37. 37.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or a summary of the points? (a) greeting the audience (b) a summary of the points
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) reasons for your idea (c) facts and examples (d) greeting the audience
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) reasons for your idea (c) facts and examples (d) thanking the audience

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