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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 230 · 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) facts and examples (b) the main points (c) reasons for your idea (d) the attention hook
  2. 2.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) a preview of the points (c) introducing the topic (d) the call to action
  3. 3.🧱 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
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  5. 5.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) introducing the topic (d) the call to action
  7. 7.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) the main points (d) the memorable last line
  8. 8.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or reasons for your idea? (a) the memorable last line (b) reasons for your idea
  9. 9.🧱 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
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) reasons for your idea (c) the call to action (d) a story proving a point
  11. 11.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  12. 12.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  13. 13.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the memorable last line (b) the call to action (c) introducing the topic (d) facts and examples
  14. 14.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) the call to action (d) thanking the audience
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the call to action (c) the memorable last line (d) a story proving a point
  17. 17.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) thanking the audience (b) reasons for your idea (c) the main points (d) introducing the topic
  18. 18.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the call to action? (a) greeting the audience (b) the call to action
  19. 19.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) an example or a reason (b) a new topic (c) nothing else (d) a goodbye
  20. 20.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or the memorable last line? (a) the attention hook (b) the memorable last line
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) the attention hook (d) greeting the audience
  22. 22.🧱 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
  23. 23.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the attention hook (b) a story proving a point (c) the main points (d) thanking the audience
  24. 24.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 20 (b) none at all (c) about 2 or 3 (d) about 50
  25. 25.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the main points? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points
  26. 26.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the memorable last line? (a) facts and examples (b) the memorable last line
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or facts and examples? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples
  28. 28.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the call to action? (a) the main points (b) the call to action
  29. 29.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  30. 30.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  31. 31.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the attention hook? (a) the main points (b) the attention hook
  33. 33.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or a story proving a point? (a) the memorable last line (b) a story proving a point
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) a story proving a point (c) the main points (d) reasons for your idea
  35. 35.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the main points (c) the memorable last line (d) a story proving a point
  37. 37.🧱 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
  38. 38.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) closing, opening, body (c) opening, body, closing (d) opening, closing, body
  39. 39.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a story proving a point (b) the attention hook (c) the memorable last line (d) the main points
  40. 40.🧱 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

Answer key

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

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