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