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