← Opening, body and closing lesson New set →

Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 946 · 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 a summary of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  2. 2.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) facts and examples (c) a preview of the points (d) greeting the audience
  4. 4.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 20 (b) about 2 or 3 (c) about 50 (d) none at all
  5. 5.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) thanking the audience (c) facts and examples (d) greeting the audience
  6. 6.🧱 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
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) facts and examples (c) the main points (d) the attention hook
  8. 8.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  9. 9.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  10. 10.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or introducing the topic? (a) the memorable last line (b) introducing the topic
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the memorable last line (c) facts and examples (d) a story proving a point
  12. 12.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a goodbye (b) an example or a reason (c) nothing else (d) a new topic
  13. 13.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  14. 14.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the attention hook (c) a summary of the points (d) a preview of the points
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) a story proving a point (c) the attention hook (d) a preview of the points
  17. 17.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  18. 18.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  19. 19.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  20. 20.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the main points? (a) introducing the topic (b) the main points
  21. 21.🧱 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
  22. 22.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) the main points (d) introducing the topic
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea (c) introducing the topic (d) the attention hook
  24. 24.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the memorable last line (c) the attention hook (d) a summary of the points
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  26. 26.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) reasons for your idea (c) a summary of the points (d) introducing the topic
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or greeting the audience? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience
  28. 28.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the attention hook? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) the call to action (c) thanking the audience (d) a summary of the points
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or the attention hook? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the attention hook
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) the main points (c) reasons for your idea (d) the call to action
  32. 32.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) thanking the audience (b) a story proving a point (c) a summary of the points (d) a preview of the points
  33. 33.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  34. 34.🧱 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
  35. 35.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, closing, body (b) body, closing, opening (c) closing, opening, body (d) opening, body, closing
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the call to action? (a) introducing the topic (b) the call to action
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) the call to action (d) thanking the audience
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or thanking the audience? (a) the attention hook (b) thanking the audience
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) the memorable last line (c) a summary of the points (d) the main points
  40. 40.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) a story proving a point (c) a summary of the points (d) greeting the audience

Answer key

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

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