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 introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
- 2.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) a story proving a point
- 3.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) facts and examples (d) thanking the audience
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) a preview of the points (c) the attention hook (d) greeting the audience
- 6.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) opening, closing, body (c) opening, body, closing (d) closing, opening, body
- 7.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the attention hook (b) the main points (c) introducing the topic (d) a summary of the points
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) the memorable last line (c) greeting the audience (d) a preview of the points
- 9.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or greeting the audience? (a) the call to action (b) greeting the audience
- 10.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or a preview of the points? (a) a summary of the points (b) a preview of the points
- 11.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) a story proving a point (c) a preview of the points (d) reasons for your idea
- 12.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
- 13.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a story proving a point (c) the call to action (d) greeting the audience
- 14.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or facts and examples? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples
- 15.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
- 16.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a story proving a point (b) the main points (c) thanking the audience (d) reasons for your idea
- 17.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or a story proving a point? (a) the attention hook (b) a story proving a point
- 18.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) a story proving a point (c) reasons for your idea (d) the attention hook
- 20.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or introducing the topic? (a) the memorable last line (b) introducing the topic
- 21.🧱 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
- 22.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points (c) the call to action (d) greeting the audience
- 23.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or the attention hook? (a) thanking the audience (b) the attention hook
- 24.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
- 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
- 26.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) the call to action (c) thanking the audience (d) the main points
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) facts and examples (c) the main points (d) reasons for your idea
- 29.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) thanking the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) facts and examples
- 30.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) introducing the topic (c) a summary of the points (d) greeting the audience
- 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the main points? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points
- 33.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 2 or 3 (b) about 20 (c) none at all (d) about 50
- 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or introducing the topic? (a) facts and examples (b) introducing the topic
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) the call to action (c) greeting the audience (d) a preview of the points
- 36.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
- 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or the attention hook? (a) a summary of the points (b) the attention hook
- 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or a preview of the points? (a) a story proving a point (b) a preview of the points
- 39.🧱 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
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the call to action (c) a summary of the points (d) greeting the audience
Answer key
- the opening
- introducing the topic
- the body
- facts and examples
- a story proving a point
- opening, body, closing
- a summary of the points
- the memorable last line
- greeting the audience
- a preview of the points
- a preview of the points
- the opening
- greeting the audience
- facts and examples
- the closing
- thanking the audience
- the attention hook
- the opening
- the attention hook
- introducing the topic
- the main points
- the main points
- the attention hook
- the body
- the opening
- the closing
- the main points
- introducing the topic
- facts and examples
- the closing
- a summary of the points
- greeting the audience
- about 2 or 3
- introducing the topic
- the call to action
- the body
- the attention hook
- a preview of the points
- introducing the topic
- greeting the audience
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