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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 196 · 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 memorable last line or the main points? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the main points (c) greeting the audience (d) facts and examples
  3. 3.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  5. 5.🧱 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
  6. 6.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the attention hook? (a) the main points (b) the attention hook
  7. 7.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a new topic (b) a goodbye (c) nothing else (d) an example or a reason
  8. 8.🧱 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
  9. 9.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) the call to action (c) the main points (d) introducing the topic
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  11. 11.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  12. 12.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a story proving a point (b) a preview of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) the call to action
  13. 13.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) facts and examples
  14. 14.🧱 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
  15. 15.🧱 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
  16. 16.🧱 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
  17. 17.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) the attention hook (c) the main points (d) the memorable last line
  18. 18.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  19. 19.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  20. 20.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  21. 21.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 50 (b) none at all (c) about 20 (d) about 2 or 3
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) a summary of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) the attention hook
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) introducing the topic (d) greeting the audience
  24. 24.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the memorable last line (b) a preview of the points (c) the attention hook (d) a story proving a point
  25. 25.🧱 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
  26. 26.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or a preview of the points? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a preview of the points
  27. 27.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) a story proving a point (c) the call to action (d) the attention hook
  28. 28.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or a summary of the points? (a) greeting the audience (b) a summary of the points
  29. 29.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, body, closing (b) body, closing, opening (c) closing, opening, body (d) opening, closing, body
  30. 30.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the memorable last line (c) a summary of the points (d) the attention hook
  31. 31.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or a story proving a point? (a) the memorable last line (b) a story proving a point
  32. 32.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) the attention hook (d) the call to action
  34. 34.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) facts and examples (d) the memorable last line
  35. 35.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  36. 36.🧱 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
  37. 37.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  38. 38.🧱 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
  39. 39.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) reasons for your idea (c) thanking the audience (d) the memorable last line

Answer key

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

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