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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 100 · 40 questions
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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. 1.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the main points? (a) the call to action (b) the main points
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the call to action (c) the memorable last line (d) thanking the audience
  3. 3.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or introducing the topic? (a) reasons for your idea (b) introducing the topic
  4. 4.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or facts and examples? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples
  5. 5.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a new topic (b) an example or a reason (c) a goodbye (d) nothing else
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  7. 7.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or a story proving a point? (a) the call to action (b) a story proving a point
  8. 8.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) introducing the topic (c) a summary of the points (d) the main points
  9. 9.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) thanking the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  10. 10.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the attention hook? (a) the main points (b) the attention hook
  11. 11.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples (c) a preview of the points (d) the main points
  12. 12.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) facts and examples (c) introducing the topic (d) greeting the audience
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the attention hook (c) the memorable last line (d) introducing the topic
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) a story proving a point (c) a summary of the points (d) facts and examples
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) introducing the topic (c) greeting the audience (d) a preview of the points
  17. 17.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or the attention hook? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the attention hook
  18. 18.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or the main points? (a) the attention hook (b) the main points
  19. 19.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) closing, opening, body (b) opening, body, closing (c) body, closing, opening (d) opening, closing, body
  20. 20.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  21. 21.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  22. 22.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 50 (b) about 2 or 3 (c) none at all (d) about 20
  23. 23.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  24. 24.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a story proving a point (b) the call to action (c) greeting the audience (d) thanking the audience
  25. 25.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or introducing the topic? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic
  26. 26.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a summary of the points (b) the main points (c) greeting the audience (d) the attention hook
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the main points? (a) introducing the topic (b) the main points
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) a summary of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) the call to action
  29. 29.🧱 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
  30. 30.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  31. 31.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  32. 32.🧱 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
  33. 33.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or the attention hook? (a) thanking the audience (b) the attention hook
  34. 34.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  35. 35.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) facts and examples (c) the call to action (d) introducing the topic
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or thanking the audience? (a) a story proving a point (b) thanking the audience
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or thanking the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or thanking the audience? (a) the attention hook (b) thanking the audience
  39. 39.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  40. 40.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body

Answer key

  1. the main points
  2. reasons for your idea
  3. introducing the topic
  4. facts and examples
  5. an example or a reason
  6. the closing
  7. a story proving a point
  8. introducing the topic
  9. reasons for your idea
  10. the attention hook
  11. a preview of the points
  12. the body
  13. facts and examples
  14. the memorable last line
  15. a summary of the points
  16. a story proving a point
  17. the attention hook
  18. the attention hook
  19. opening, body, closing
  20. the opening
  21. the opening
  22. about 2 or 3
  23. the opening
  24. a story proving a point
  25. introducing the topic
  26. the main points
  27. introducing the topic
  28. greeting the audience
  29. reasons for your idea
  30. the closing
  31. the body
  32. greeting the audience
  33. the attention hook
  34. the closing
  35. the call to action
  36. a story proving a point
  37. facts and examples
  38. the attention hook
  39. the opening
  40. the closing

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