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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 241 · 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) the attention hook (c) greeting the audience (d) reasons for your idea
  2. 2.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or a summary of the points? (a) greeting the audience (b) a summary of the points
  3. 3.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  4. 4.🧱 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
  5. 5.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) the memorable last line (c) a summary of the points (d) a story proving a point
  6. 6.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
  7. 7.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  8. 8.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the attention hook (b) the call to action (c) facts and examples (d) the memorable last line
  9. 9.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) none at all (b) about 20 (c) about 50 (d) about 2 or 3
  10. 10.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a new topic (b) a goodbye (c) nothing else (d) an example or a reason
  11. 11.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) thanking the audience (b) a story proving a point (c) reasons for your idea (d) greeting the audience
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) a preview of the points (c) introducing the topic (d) the attention hook
  13. 13.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  14. 14.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) a story proving a point (c) the memorable last line (d) thanking the audience
  16. 16.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  17. 17.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or introducing the topic? (a) a summary of the points (b) introducing the topic
  18. 18.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) the attention hook (c) the memorable last line (d) facts and examples
  19. 19.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the attention hook (b) a summary of the points (c) a story proving a point (d) greeting the audience
  20. 20.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or the main points? (a) the attention hook (b) the main points
  21. 21.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) introducing the topic (b) the call to action (c) greeting the audience (d) facts and examples
  22. 22.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) opening, closing, body (c) opening, body, closing (d) closing, opening, body
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience (c) reasons for your idea (d) facts and examples
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) reasons for your idea (c) the main points (d) a story proving a point
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points (c) a story proving a point (d) facts and examples
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) the main points (c) the memorable last line (d) thanking the audience
  27. 27.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) the call to action (c) introducing the topic (d) reasons for your idea
  28. 28.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) reasons for your idea (c) introducing the topic (d) a story proving a point
  30. 30.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  31. 31.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or facts and examples? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples
  33. 33.🧱 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
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or facts and examples? (a) the attention hook (b) facts and examples
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or a preview of the points? (a) the call to action (b) a preview of the points
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples (c) a summary of the points (d) the call to action
  37. 37.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) the call to action (d) the main points
  38. 38.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) reasons for your idea (c) the main points (d) a story proving a point
  40. 40.🧱 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

Answer key

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

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