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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 245 · 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) a summary of the points (b) a preview of the points (c) the attention hook (d) greeting the audience
  2. 2.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 20 (b) about 50 (c) none at all (d) about 2 or 3
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) introducing the topic (c) a preview of the points (d) the attention hook
  4. 4.🧱 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
  5. 5.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  6. 6.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the main points (c) a summary of the points (d) greeting the audience
  7. 7.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or thanking the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience
  8. 8.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) a summary of the points (c) the attention hook (d) thanking the audience
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  11. 11.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) the call to action (c) introducing the topic (d) a summary of the points
  12. 12.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or thanking the audience? (a) reasons for your idea (b) thanking the audience
  13. 13.🧱 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
  14. 14.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  15. 15.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  16. 16.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or a summary of the points? (a) the attention hook (b) a summary of the points
  17. 17.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a summary of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) facts and examples (d) the call to action
  18. 18.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or the call to action? (a) a preview of the points (b) the call to action
  19. 19.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) opening, body, closing (c) opening, closing, body (d) closing, opening, body
  20. 20.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or the call to action? (a) the attention hook (b) the call to action
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) a preview of the points (c) introducing the topic (d) greeting the audience
  23. 23.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or a summary of the points? (a) a story proving a point (b) a summary of the points
  24. 24.🧱 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
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  26. 26.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the call to action (b) a preview of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) reasons for your idea
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or a summary of the points? (a) the main points (b) a summary of the points
  28. 28.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  29. 29.🧱 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
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the main points? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) the main points (c) reasons for your idea (d) a story proving a point
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or greeting the audience? (a) reasons for your idea (b) greeting the audience
  33. 33.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points (c) facts and examples (d) reasons for your idea
  34. 34.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or thanking the audience? (a) the attention hook (b) thanking the audience
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the call to action (c) introducing the topic (d) the memorable last line
  37. 37.🧱 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
  38. 38.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the memorable last line (b) a preview of the points (c) reasons for your idea (d) the call to action
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the call to action (c) the memorable last line (d) a summary of the points
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or a story proving a point? (a) the call to action (b) a story proving a point

Answer key

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

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