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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 255 · 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) thanking the audience (b) the main points (c) the call to action (d) a summary of the points
  2. 2.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) the attention hook (d) the call to action
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) the attention hook (c) introducing the topic (d) facts and examples
  4. 4.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 2 or 3 (b) none at all (c) about 50 (d) about 20
  5. 5.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) the attention hook (c) a story proving a point (d) greeting the audience
  8. 8.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  9. 9.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a story proving a point (b) a summary of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) the call to action
  10. 10.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the attention hook (b) introducing the topic (c) thanking the audience (d) a preview of the points
  11. 11.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the attention hook (c) a preview of the points (d) a summary of the points
  12. 12.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) a preview of the points (c) introducing the topic (d) the main points
  13. 13.🧱 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
  14. 14.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  15. 15.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) opening, body, closing (c) opening, closing, body (d) closing, opening, body
  16. 16.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  17. 17.🧱 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
  18. 18.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea (c) the call to action (d) the main points
  19. 19.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) reasons for your idea (b) greeting the audience (c) a story proving a point (d) the call to action
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the call to action (c) the memorable last line (d) reasons for your idea
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the attention hook (c) a preview of the points (d) a summary of the points
  22. 22.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a goodbye (b) nothing else (c) an example or a reason (d) a new topic
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) the attention hook (c) greeting the audience (d) the memorable last line
  24. 24.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) the memorable last line (c) the main points (d) introducing the topic
  25. 25.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a preview of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) the attention hook (d) facts and examples
  26. 26.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or introducing the topic? (a) a story proving a point (b) introducing the topic
  27. 27.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) reasons for your idea (c) a story proving a point (d) the attention hook
  29. 29.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea (c) a summary of the points (d) a preview of the points
  30. 30.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  31. 31.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) a preview of the points (c) the call to action (d) the attention hook
  33. 33.🧱 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
  34. 34.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  35. 35.🧱 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
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) a preview of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) thanking the audience
  37. 37.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) the main points (c) facts and examples (d) reasons for your idea
  39. 39.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or facts and examples? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples

Answer key

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

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