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