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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 217 · 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) the attention hook (b) a preview of the points (c) the main points (d) greeting the audience
  2. 2.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) facts and examples (c) greeting the audience (d) the main points
  4. 4.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or facts and examples? (a) a summary of the points (b) facts and examples
  5. 5.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a preview of the points (b) the call to action (c) thanking the audience (d) facts and examples
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  7. 7.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) thanking the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) a preview of the points
  8. 8.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or introducing the topic? (a) the call to action (b) introducing the topic
  9. 9.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the attention hook (b) reasons for your idea (c) the call to action (d) the main points
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) reasons for your idea (c) facts and examples (d) the memorable last line
  12. 12.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or facts and examples? (a) the attention hook (b) facts and examples
  13. 13.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) introducing the topic (b) reasons for your idea (c) facts and examples (d) the memorable last line
  14. 14.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the call to action (b) greeting the audience (c) the main points (d) facts and examples
  15. 15.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or a summary of the points? (a) introducing the topic (b) a summary of the points
  16. 16.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  17. 17.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) closing, opening, body (b) opening, closing, body (c) body, closing, opening (d) opening, body, closing
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) a preview of the points (c) the attention hook (d) facts and examples
  19. 19.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the attention hook (b) introducing the topic (c) facts and examples (d) a summary of the points
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) a summary of the points (c) reasons for your idea (d) the main points
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or thanking the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience
  22. 22.🧱 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
  23. 23.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or greeting the audience? (a) the memorable last line (b) greeting the audience
  24. 24.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  26. 26.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the main points? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or facts and examples? (a) the memorable last line (b) facts and examples
  28. 28.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a summary of the points (b) the call to action (c) the main points (d) a preview of the points
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a story proving a point (c) the main points (d) introducing the topic
  30. 30.🧱 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
  31. 31.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or the main points? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points
  32. 32.🧱 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
  33. 33.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 50 (b) about 2 or 3 (c) none at all (d) about 20
  34. 34.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or thanking the audience? (a) reasons for your idea (b) thanking the audience
  36. 36.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  37. 37.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) the attention hook (c) the call to action (d) reasons for your idea
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the attention hook (c) introducing the topic (d) the call to action
  39. 39.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  40. 40.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening

Answer key

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

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