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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 212 · 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 call to action or reasons for your idea? (a) the call to action (b) reasons for your idea
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) greeting the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) the attention hook
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) a preview of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) introducing the topic
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) greeting the audience (d) the memorable last line
  5. 5.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the attention hook? (a) the memorable last line (b) the attention hook
  6. 6.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) closing, opening, body (b) body, closing, opening (c) opening, closing, body (d) opening, body, closing
  7. 7.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  8. 8.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  9. 9.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  11. 11.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 50 (b) none at all (c) about 2 or 3 (d) about 20
  12. 12.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the call to action (b) greeting the audience (c) the attention hook (d) the main points
  13. 13.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  14. 14.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) a story proving a point (c) greeting the audience (d) the attention hook
  15. 15.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) greeting the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) a summary of the points (d) thanking the audience
  16. 16.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) an example or a reason (b) a new topic (c) a goodbye (d) nothing else
  17. 17.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or the main points? (a) the attention hook (b) the main points
  18. 18.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  19. 19.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a story proving a point (b) the attention hook (c) greeting the audience (d) the memorable last line
  20. 20.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or the attention hook? (a) thanking the audience (b) the attention hook
  22. 22.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) the memorable last line (d) the main points
  24. 24.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  25. 25.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) a story proving a point (c) the attention hook (d) reasons for your idea
  26. 26.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience (c) reasons for your idea (d) a story proving a point
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or the call to action? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the call to action
  28. 28.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or facts and examples? (a) the memorable last line (b) facts and examples
  29. 29.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or reasons for your idea? (a) the attention hook (b) reasons for your idea
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) the main points (c) the attention hook (d) a story proving a point
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) thanking the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) introducing the topic
  32. 32.🧱 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
  33. 33.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  34. 34.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) reasons for your idea (c) introducing the topic (d) a story proving a point
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the attention hook? (a) the main points (b) the attention hook
  36. 36.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) a summary of the points (c) a preview of the points (d) the memorable last line
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or a story proving a point? (a) thanking the audience (b) a story proving a point
  38. 38.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) a preview of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) a story proving a point
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or introducing the topic? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic

Answer key

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

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