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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 215 · 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) introducing the topic (b) a story proving a point (c) the attention hook (d) a preview of the points
  2. 2.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or reasons for your idea? (a) the attention hook (b) reasons for your idea
  3. 3.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) none at all (b) about 50 (c) about 2 or 3 (d) about 20
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  5. 5.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  7. 7.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) a story proving a point (c) a summary of the points (d) thanking the audience
  8. 8.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) a preview of the points (c) reasons for your idea (d) greeting the audience
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) facts and examples (c) reasons for your idea (d) introducing the topic
  11. 11.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, body, closing (b) opening, closing, body (c) body, closing, opening (d) closing, opening, body
  12. 12.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) the attention hook (c) facts and examples (d) the memorable last line
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) greeting the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) a summary of the points
  14. 14.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the main points? (a) introducing the topic (b) the main points
  15. 15.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  16. 16.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) introducing the topic (b) the attention hook (c) a preview of the points (d) a summary of the points
  17. 17.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) introducing the topic (c) a preview of the points (d) facts and examples
  19. 19.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or facts and examples? (a) introducing the topic (b) facts and examples
  20. 20.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the memorable last line (c) a preview of the points (d) introducing the topic
  21. 21.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the memorable last line (b) the call to action (c) facts and examples (d) thanking the audience
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) the call to action (d) a summary of the points
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) introducing the topic (c) a preview of the points (d) the call to action
  24. 24.🧱 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
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  26. 26.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or introducing the topic? (a) the call to action (b) introducing the topic
  28. 28.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a new topic (b) an example or a reason (c) nothing else (d) a goodbye
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) the call to action (d) greeting the audience
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  31. 31.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a story proving a point (b) a preview of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) thanking the audience
  32. 32.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  33. 33.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or facts and examples? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples
  34. 34.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the attention hook (b) the memorable last line (c) a preview of the points (d) reasons for your idea
  35. 35.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the attention hook (b) a preview of the points (c) the call to action (d) introducing the topic
  36. 36.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  37. 37.🔍 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
  38. 38.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) a preview of the points (d) the main points
  39. 39.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) greeting the audience (b) facts and examples (c) the call to action (d) thanking the audience
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or facts and examples? (a) a preview of the points (b) facts and examples

Answer key

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

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