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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 118 · 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: a story proving a point or the attention hook? (a) a story proving a point (b) the attention hook
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) thanking the audience (c) the memorable last line (d) a summary of the points
  3. 3.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or a story proving a point? (a) a preview of the points (b) a story proving a point
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  5. 5.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) the call to action (c) introducing the topic (d) a summary of the points
  6. 6.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, body, closing (b) body, closing, opening (c) opening, closing, body (d) closing, opening, body
  7. 7.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points (c) a story proving a point (d) a summary of the points
  8. 8.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  9. 9.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or a summary of the points? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a summary of the points
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  11. 11.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) the call to action (c) a preview of the points (d) the main points
  12. 12.🧱 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
  13. 13.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  14. 14.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or facts and examples? (a) the memorable last line (b) facts and examples
  15. 15.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or thanking the audience? (a) introducing the topic (b) thanking the audience
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) a preview of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) the memorable last line
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) the attention hook (c) greeting the audience (d) a preview of the points
  18. 18.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a new topic (b) a goodbye (c) nothing else (d) an example or a reason
  19. 19.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) reasons for your idea (c) greeting the audience (d) a summary of the points
  20. 20.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) a story proving a point (d) the call to action
  21. 21.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  22. 22.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) none at all (b) about 20 (c) about 2 or 3 (d) about 50
  23. 23.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  24. 24.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or greeting the audience? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) a story proving a point (c) reasons for your idea (d) the memorable last line
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) a summary of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) a story proving a point
  28. 28.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) facts and examples (d) introducing the topic
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) thanking the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) the attention hook
  31. 31.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or the main points? (a) a preview of the points (b) the main points
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) the attention hook (c) a summary of the points (d) introducing the topic
  33. 33.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or a summary of the points? (a) a preview of the points (b) a summary of the points
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the attention hook? (a) the memorable last line (b) the attention hook
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the attention hook? (a) the main points (b) the attention hook
  37. 37.🧱 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
  38. 38.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  39. 39.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) the call to action (d) the main points
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or greeting the audience? (a) thanking the audience (b) greeting the audience

Answer key

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

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