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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 111 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the attention hook (c) a story proving a point (d) a preview of the points
  2. 2.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) a preview of the points (c) the memorable last line (d) facts and examples
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the call to action (c) the attention hook (d) the memorable last line
  4. 4.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a preview of the points (b) the main points (c) a summary of the points (d) introducing the topic
  5. 5.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or a summary of the points? (a) a story proving a point (b) a summary of the points
  6. 6.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or greeting the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) greeting the audience
  7. 7.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  8. 8.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or the attention hook? (a) thanking the audience (b) the attention hook
  9. 9.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or introducing the topic? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic
  10. 10.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  11. 11.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the attention hook (b) the memorable last line (c) the call to action (d) the main points
  12. 12.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or the memorable last line? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the memorable last line
  13. 13.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or facts and examples? (a) a summary of the points (b) facts and examples
  14. 14.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) reasons for your idea
  15. 15.🧱 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
  16. 16.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) facts and examples (c) greeting the audience (d) reasons for your idea
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) greeting the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) thanking the audience
  19. 19.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) the attention hook
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or the main points? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points
  22. 22.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the call to action? (a) facts and examples (b) the call to action
  23. 23.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or reasons for your idea? (a) the memorable last line (b) reasons for your idea
  24. 24.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or a summary of the points? (a) the attention hook (b) a summary of the points
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) a preview of the points (c) reasons for your idea (d) facts and examples
  26. 26.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a summary of the points (b) facts and examples (c) introducing the topic (d) the main points
  27. 27.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) none at all (b) about 20 (c) about 50 (d) about 2 or 3
  28. 28.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) facts and examples (d) introducing the topic
  30. 30.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) an example or a reason (b) a goodbye (c) a new topic (d) nothing else
  31. 31.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) reasons for your idea (b) greeting the audience (c) a story proving a point (d) the memorable last line
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the main points (c) the memorable last line (d) a story proving a point
  33. 33.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) reasons for your idea (b) thanking the audience (c) the attention hook (d) greeting the audience
  34. 34.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the memorable last line (b) greeting the audience (c) a story proving a point (d) a summary of the points
  35. 35.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the attention hook (b) greeting the audience (c) thanking the audience (d) introducing the topic
  36. 36.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) opening, closing, body (c) closing, opening, body (d) opening, body, closing
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or greeting the audience? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience
  38. 38.🧱 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
  39. 39.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) facts and examples (c) a story proving a point (d) greeting the audience
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or thanking the audience? (a) the attention hook (b) thanking the audience

Answer key

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

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