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