← Opening, body and closing lesson New set →

Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 604 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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

Answer key

  1. greeting the audience
  2. the memorable last line
  3. the main points
  4. the opening
  5. greeting the audience
  6. greeting the audience
  7. the body
  8. about 2 or 3
  9. the body
  10. the body
  11. introducing the topic
  12. reasons for your idea
  13. a preview of the points
  14. thanking the audience
  15. a story proving a point
  16. the attention hook
  17. the main points
  18. reasons for your idea
  19. opening, body, closing
  20. the attention hook
  21. an example or a reason
  22. facts and examples
  23. the attention hook
  24. facts and examples
  25. the main points
  26. the closing
  27. the closing
  28. the closing
  29. a preview of the points
  30. the opening
  31. the call to action
  32. introducing the topic
  33. reasons for your idea
  34. the main points
  35. greeting the audience
  36. the closing
  37. a preview of the points
  38. a summary of the points
  39. the opening
  40. introducing the topic

Free public speaking lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/public-speaking-for-kids