← Opening, body and closing lesson New set →

Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 970 · 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 part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  2. 2.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) a story proving a point (c) the call to action (d) the memorable last line
  4. 4.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea (c) the memorable last line (d) facts and examples
  5. 5.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a story proving a point (b) the memorable last line (c) greeting the audience (d) introducing the topic
  6. 6.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or a story proving a point? (a) greeting the audience (b) a story proving a point
  7. 7.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  8. 8.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) opening, closing, body (c) opening, body, closing (d) closing, opening, body
  9. 9.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  10. 10.🧱 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
  11. 11.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) introducing the topic (b) facts and examples (c) thanking the audience (d) the memorable last line
  12. 12.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 2 or 3 (b) none at all (c) about 50 (d) about 20
  13. 13.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) facts and examples (c) a story proving a point (d) reasons for your idea
  15. 15.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or facts and examples? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) a summary of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) a preview of the points
  17. 17.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  18. 18.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or a summary of the points? (a) introducing the topic (b) a summary of the points
  19. 19.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a preview of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) reasons for your idea (d) the attention hook
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) a story proving a point (c) the main points (d) reasons for your idea
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the call to action? (a) introducing the topic (b) the call to action
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea (c) the main points (d) a story proving a point
  23. 23.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  24. 24.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the attention hook (b) the call to action (c) the main points (d) introducing the topic
  25. 25.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the main points (b) the call to action (c) the memorable last line (d) a preview of the points
  26. 26.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) the memorable last line (d) the attention hook
  27. 27.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) facts and examples (c) introducing the topic (d) thanking the audience
  28. 28.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  29. 29.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a goodbye (b) nothing else (c) a new topic (d) an example or a reason
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or introducing the topic? (a) facts and examples (b) introducing the topic
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) reasons for your idea (c) facts and examples (d) a preview of the points
  32. 32.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  33. 33.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or a summary of the points? (a) the main points (b) a summary of the points
  35. 35.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the attention hook (b) a story proving a point (c) a summary of the points (d) introducing the topic
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) greeting the audience (c) the attention hook (d) reasons for your idea
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) the attention hook
  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.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the attention hook? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook
  40. 40.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the attention hook (c) the memorable last line (d) a summary of the points

Answer key

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

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