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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 115 · 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) a story proving a point (b) thanking the audience (c) the main points (d) facts and examples
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) a summary of the points (c) facts and examples (d) thanking the audience
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) the main points (c) greeting the audience (d) the attention hook
  4. 4.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook (c) a summary of the points (d) reasons for your idea
  5. 5.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or facts and examples? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) greeting the audience (c) the call to action (d) a summary of the points
  7. 7.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 2 or 3 (b) none at all (c) about 50 (d) about 20
  8. 8.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic (c) the call to action (d) a preview of the points
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) a summary of the points (c) the attention hook (d) greeting the audience
  10. 10.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a summary of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) the memorable last line (d) facts and examples
  11. 11.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  12. 12.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) greeting the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) the memorable last line
  14. 14.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the attention hook (b) introducing the topic (c) a preview of the points (d) the memorable last line
  15. 15.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) a goodbye (c) a new topic (d) an example or a reason
  16. 16.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the attention hook? (a) the main points (b) the attention hook
  17. 17.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) thanking the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  18. 18.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the attention hook (b) the call to action (c) facts and examples (d) reasons for your idea
  19. 19.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the call to action? (a) introducing the topic (b) the call to action
  20. 20.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) the call to action (c) a story proving a point (d) thanking the audience
  21. 21.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a summary of the points (b) reasons for your idea (c) introducing the topic (d) greeting the audience
  22. 22.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or the main points? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points
  23. 23.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the call to action (c) the memorable last line (d) a preview of the points
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  26. 26.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  27. 27.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) a summary of the points (c) the memorable last line (d) thanking the audience
  29. 29.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  30. 30.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) facts and examples (c) the attention hook (d) a story proving a point
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the main points? (a) introducing the topic (b) the main points
  33. 33.🔍 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
  34. 34.🧱 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
  35. 35.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) a story proving a point (d) introducing the topic
  37. 37.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, body, closing (b) closing, opening, body (c) opening, closing, body (d) body, closing, opening
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or greeting the audience? (a) reasons for your idea (b) greeting the audience
  39. 39.🧱 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
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or thanking the audience? (a) reasons for your idea (b) thanking the audience

Answer key

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

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