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