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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 201 · 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) the main points (c) the attention hook (d) reasons for your idea
  2. 2.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a summary of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) a story proving a point
  3. 3.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or the memorable last line? (a) a story proving a point (b) the memorable last line
  4. 4.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or the main points? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points
  5. 5.🧱 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
  6. 6.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or facts and examples? (a) the attention hook (b) facts and examples
  7. 7.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the call to action? (a) the main points (b) the call to action
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) the call to action
  9. 9.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 20 (b) about 2 or 3 (c) none at all (d) about 50
  10. 10.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a goodbye (b) an example or a reason (c) nothing else (d) a new topic
  11. 11.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or the attention hook? (a) a summary of the points (b) the attention hook
  12. 12.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or introducing the topic? (a) the call to action (b) introducing the topic
  13. 13.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  14. 14.🧱 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
  15. 15.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  16. 16.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  17. 17.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) greeting the audience (c) the main points (d) the call to action
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) a story proving a point (c) reasons for your idea (d) facts and examples
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points (c) reasons for your idea (d) a story proving a point
  20. 20.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the attention hook? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook
  21. 21.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  22. 22.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or reasons for your idea? (a) the attention hook (b) reasons for your idea
  23. 23.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) reasons for your idea (c) greeting the audience (d) a story proving a point
  24. 24.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  26. 26.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  27. 27.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) reasons for your idea (b) greeting the audience (c) the attention hook (d) a summary of the points
  28. 28.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  29. 29.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or reasons for your idea? (a) the call to action (b) reasons for your idea
  30. 30.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) the attention hook (c) the main points (d) the call to action
  31. 31.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, body, closing (b) closing, opening, body (c) opening, closing, body (d) body, closing, opening
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) the call to action (d) a story proving a point
  33. 33.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  34. 34.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) the attention hook (c) the main points (d) facts and examples
  35. 35.🧱 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
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or introducing the topic? (a) thanking the audience (b) introducing the topic
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) thanking the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) a preview of the points
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or the call to action? (a) a story proving a point (b) the call to action
  39. 39.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  40. 40.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening

Answer key

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

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