← Opening, body and closing lesson New set →

Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 674 · 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.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  2. 2.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the call to action (c) the attention hook (d) facts and examples
  3. 3.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  5. 5.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  6. 6.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) the attention hook (d) a summary of the points
  7. 7.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or introducing the topic? (a) a story proving a point (b) introducing the topic
  8. 8.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea (c) the call to action (d) a summary of the points
  9. 9.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or a summary of the points? (a) facts and examples (b) a summary of the points
  10. 10.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the main points? (a) the call to action (b) the main points
  11. 11.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  12. 12.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or greeting the audience? (a) the call to action (b) greeting the audience
  13. 13.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) the attention hook (c) introducing the topic (d) a preview of the points
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) the memorable last line (c) greeting the audience (d) a summary of the points
  16. 16.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 50 (b) none at all (c) about 2 or 3 (d) about 20
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) greeting the audience (c) the main points (d) a preview of the points
  18. 18.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) an example or a reason (b) a goodbye (c) nothing else (d) a new topic
  19. 19.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) facts and examples (c) a story proving a point (d) the attention hook
  20. 20.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or facts and examples? (a) the attention hook (b) facts and examples
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) greeting the audience (c) a story proving a point (d) a preview of the points
  23. 23.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or the attention hook? (a) a summary of the points (b) the attention hook
  24. 24.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  25. 25.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or the attention hook? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the attention hook
  26. 26.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) greeting the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) a story proving a point (d) the main points
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) the memorable last line (c) a summary of the points (d) the attention hook
  28. 28.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the memorable last line? (a) facts and examples (b) the memorable last line
  29. 29.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) a summary of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) the attention hook
  31. 31.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) a preview of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) the call to action
  33. 33.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a story proving a point (b) reasons for your idea (c) thanking the audience (d) the attention hook
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or reasons for your idea? (a) the memorable last line (b) reasons for your idea
  35. 35.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) the main points (d) thanking the audience
  36. 36.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a story proving a point (b) thanking the audience (c) the memorable last line (d) a summary of the points
  37. 37.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) the call to action (d) introducing the topic
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the main points? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points
  39. 39.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the call to action (c) facts and examples (d) thanking the audience

Answer key

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

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