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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 227 · 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.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a new topic (b) an example or a reason (c) a goodbye (d) nothing else
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) reasons for your idea (c) a preview of the points (d) greeting the audience
  3. 3.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  4. 4.🧱 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
  5. 5.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  7. 7.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  8. 8.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the memorable last line (c) the attention hook (d) the main points
  9. 9.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  10. 10.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or introducing the topic? (a) facts and examples (b) introducing the topic
  11. 11.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  12. 12.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the call to action? (a) greeting the audience (b) the call to action
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) the memorable last line (c) greeting the audience (d) introducing the topic
  14. 14.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the call to action? (a) facts and examples (b) the call to action
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) the call to action (d) the memorable last line
  16. 16.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  17. 17.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points (c) the attention hook (d) the memorable last line
  18. 18.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) the main points (c) greeting the audience (d) the attention hook
  20. 20.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea (c) the call to action (d) introducing the topic
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook (c) reasons for your idea (d) a story proving a point
  22. 22.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the main points? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points
  23. 23.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or reasons for your idea? (a) a summary of the points (b) reasons for your idea
  24. 24.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or the main points? (a) a summary of the points (b) the main points
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) thanking the audience (c) the call to action (d) a summary of the points
  26. 26.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or the memorable last line? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the memorable last line
  27. 27.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) opening, body, closing (c) opening, closing, body (d) closing, opening, body
  28. 28.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) the main points (c) reasons for your idea (d) introducing the topic
  30. 30.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) introducing the topic (c) facts and examples (d) the main points
  31. 31.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or the attention hook? (a) thanking the audience (b) the attention hook
  32. 32.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  33. 33.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or reasons for your idea? (a) a preview of the points (b) reasons for your idea
  34. 34.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the attention hook (b) reasons for your idea (c) a preview of the points (d) a summary of the points
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the main points? (a) introducing the topic (b) the main points
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or greeting the audience? (a) reasons for your idea (b) greeting the audience
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the attention hook? (a) the call to action (b) the attention hook
  38. 38.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  39. 39.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  40. 40.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a story proving a point (b) the call to action (c) the memorable last line (d) introducing the topic

Answer key

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

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