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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 251 · 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 comes first in a speech: the main points or the attention hook? (a) the main points (b) the attention hook
  2. 2.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  3. 3.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  5. 5.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  6. 6.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 50 (b) none at all (c) about 20 (d) about 2 or 3
  7. 7.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, closing, body (b) opening, body, closing (c) closing, opening, body (d) body, closing, opening
  8. 8.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) reasons for your idea (c) thanking the audience (d) introducing the topic
  9. 9.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  10. 10.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the main points? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) facts and examples (c) introducing the topic (d) the attention hook
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) reasons for your idea (c) the attention hook (d) greeting the audience
  13. 13.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  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 attention hook (b) greeting the audience (c) the main points (d) introducing the topic
  16. 16.🧱 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
  17. 17.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points (c) the call to action (d) greeting the audience
  18. 18.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) facts and examples (c) a preview of the points (d) the main points
  19. 19.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) a preview of the points (c) the memorable last line (d) thanking the audience
  21. 21.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the attention hook (c) a preview of the points (d) a story proving a point
  23. 23.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) reasons for your idea (c) a summary of the points (d) the main points
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  26. 26.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or a summary of the points? (a) facts and examples (b) a summary of the points
  27. 27.🧱 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
  28. 28.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a summary of the points (b) a story proving a point (c) the attention hook (d) the memorable last line
  29. 29.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or reasons for your idea? (a) introducing the topic (b) reasons for your idea
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or facts and examples? (a) the memorable last line (b) facts and examples
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) greeting the audience (c) reasons for your idea (d) the main points
  32. 32.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the main points (c) a summary of the points (d) introducing the topic
  33. 33.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  34. 34.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) an example or a reason (b) a new topic (c) a goodbye (d) nothing else
  35. 35.🧱 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
  36. 36.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) reasons for your idea (d) the attention hook
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or introducing the topic? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or a preview of the points? (a) a story proving a point (b) a preview of the points
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or greeting the audience? (a) the call to action (b) greeting the audience
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or the memorable last line? (a) a story proving a point (b) the memorable last line

Answer key

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

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