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