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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 244 · 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) reasons for your idea (b) facts and examples (c) a summary of the points (d) the main points
  2. 2.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the main points? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) facts and examples (c) reasons for your idea (d) the call to action
  4. 4.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or the call to action? (a) a story proving a point (b) the call to action
  5. 5.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) opening, body, closing (c) closing, opening, body (d) opening, closing, body
  6. 6.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  7. 7.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or the attention hook? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the attention hook
  8. 8.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  9. 9.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the memorable last line? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line
  10. 10.🧱 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
  11. 11.🧱 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
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) the attention hook (c) a story proving a point (d) greeting the audience
  13. 13.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points (c) a summary of the points (d) a preview of the points
  14. 14.🧱 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
  15. 15.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  16. 16.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or greeting the audience? (a) thanking the audience (b) greeting the audience
  17. 17.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  18. 18.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a goodbye (b) a new topic (c) nothing else (d) an example or a reason
  19. 19.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a preview of the points (c) a summary of the points (d) the attention hook
  20. 20.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  21. 21.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a preview of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) the main points (d) thanking the audience
  22. 22.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  23. 23.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) greeting the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) reasons for your idea (d) thanking the audience
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) the call to action (d) introducing the topic
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  26. 26.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  27. 27.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) reasons for your idea (b) greeting the audience (c) a story proving a point (d) a summary of the points
  28. 28.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or the main points? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points
  29. 29.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or a story proving a point? (a) a summary of the points (b) a story proving a point
  30. 30.🧱 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
  31. 31.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) thanking the audience (c) a story proving a point (d) greeting the audience
  32. 32.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  33. 33.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or facts and examples? (a) greeting the audience (b) facts and examples
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the call to action (c) the attention hook (d) the memorable last line
  36. 36.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) introducing the topic (b) the memorable last line (c) the main points (d) a preview of the points
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) a story proving a point (c) greeting the audience (d) reasons for your idea
  38. 38.🧱 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
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the attention hook? (a) the memorable last line (b) the attention hook
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) reasons for your idea (c) a preview of the points (d) facts and examples

Answer key

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

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