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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 256 · 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 attention hook or thanking the audience? (a) the attention hook (b) thanking the audience
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience (c) a story proving a point (d) facts and examples
  3. 3.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  4. 4.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or the attention hook? (a) a summary of the points (b) the attention hook
  5. 5.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) the call to action (d) the main points
  6. 6.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or thanking the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience
  7. 7.🧱 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
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) the main points (c) facts and examples (d) the memorable last line
  9. 9.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  10. 10.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  11. 11.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  12. 12.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) reasons for your idea (c) a preview of the points (d) greeting the audience
  13. 13.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  14. 14.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) greeting the audience (c) reasons for your idea (d) the main points
  15. 15.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, closing, body (b) opening, body, closing (c) closing, opening, body (d) body, closing, opening
  16. 16.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or introducing the topic? (a) thanking the audience (b) introducing the topic
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) a preview of the points (c) reasons for your idea (d) facts and examples
  18. 18.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) a new topic (c) a goodbye (d) an example or a reason
  19. 19.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or greeting the audience? (a) the call to action (b) greeting the audience
  20. 20.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  21. 21.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) the call to action (c) the memorable last line (d) a summary of the points
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) the attention hook (c) a summary of the points (d) introducing the topic
  24. 24.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) thanking the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) introducing the topic (d) the main points
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience (c) the attention hook (d) introducing the topic
  26. 26.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a summary of the points (b) the main points (c) introducing the topic (d) the memorable last line
  27. 27.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the attention hook (c) the call to action (d) the main points
  28. 28.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or the attention hook? (a) thanking the audience (b) the attention hook
  29. 29.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or greeting the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) greeting the audience
  31. 31.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or a summary of the points? (a) a preview of the points (b) a summary of the points
  32. 32.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  33. 33.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or facts and examples? (a) the memorable last line (b) facts and examples
  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 comes first in a speech: the main points or greeting the audience? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) greeting the audience (c) a story proving a point (d) the attention hook
  38. 38.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  39. 39.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the attention hook (b) the call to action (c) introducing the topic (d) greeting the audience
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or the main points? (a) a preview of the points (b) the main points

Answer key

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

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