Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 351 · 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 50 (c) about 2 or 3 (d) about 20
2. 2.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) greeting the audience (c) reasons for your idea (d) the call to action
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) the memorable last line (c) a summary of the points (d) thanking the audience
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) greeting the audience (c) thanking the audience (d) a summary of the points
5. 5.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
6. 6.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) the attention hook (c) thanking the audience (d) introducing the topic
7. 7.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a story proving a point (b) the attention hook (c) the call to action (d) greeting the audience
8. 8.🧱 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
9. 9.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) a goodbye (c) an example or a reason (d) a new topic
10. 10.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the main points? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points
11. 11.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) closing, opening, body (b) body, closing, opening (c) opening, body, closing (d) opening, closing, body
12. 12.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) facts and examples (b) a story proving a point (c) a preview of the points (d) a summary of the points
13. 13.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
14. 14.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the memorable last line (c) greeting the audience (d) a story proving a point
15. 15.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) a preview of the points (c) facts and examples (d) reasons for your idea
16. 16.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
17. 17.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) the memorable last line (c) the attention hook (d) reasons for your idea
18. 18.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
19. 19.🧱 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
20. 20.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) greeting the audience (c) facts and examples (d) a preview of the points
22. 22.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or the call to action? (a) a story proving a point (b) the call to action
23. 23.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or a story proving a point? (a) a summary of the points (b) a story proving a point
24. 24.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
26. 26.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or reasons for your idea? (a) the attention hook (b) reasons for your idea
27. 27.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) the call to action (c) greeting the audience (d) reasons for your idea
28. 28.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) thanking the audience (b) reasons for your idea
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) the attention hook (d) the memorable last line
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) a preview of the points (c) introducing the topic (d) a story proving a point
31. 31.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the memorable last line? (a) greeting the audience (b) the memorable last line
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) introducing the topic (c) a summary of the points (d) thanking the audience
33. 33.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or introducing the topic? (a) the call to action (b) introducing the topic
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) facts and examples (c) reasons for your idea (d) the call to action
36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or greeting the audience? (a) a summary of the points (b) greeting the audience
37. 37.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) thanking the audience (b) the call to action (c) reasons for your idea (d) a preview of the points
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points (c) a summary of the points (d) the call to action
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) a preview of the points (d) the call to action
40. 40.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a summary of the points (b) the main points (c) the memorable last line (d) the attention hook

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