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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 268 · 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) the attention hook (b) the main points (c) greeting the audience (d) a preview of the points
  2. 2.🧱 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
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) greeting the audience (c) thanking the audience (d) a preview of the points
  4. 4.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the memorable last line? (a) introducing the topic (b) the memorable last line
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line (c) a story proving a point (d) reasons for your idea
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  7. 7.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) closing, opening, body (b) body, closing, opening (c) opening, body, closing (d) opening, closing, body
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) facts and examples (c) reasons for your idea (d) greeting the audience
  9. 9.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or thanking the audience? (a) a preview of the points (b) thanking the audience
  10. 10.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) a summary of the points (c) the attention hook (d) facts and examples
  11. 11.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) a story proving a point (c) a summary of the points (d) reasons for your idea
  13. 13.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 20 (b) none at all (c) about 2 or 3 (d) about 50
  14. 14.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or introducing the topic? (a) reasons for your idea (b) introducing the topic
  15. 15.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) introducing the topic (b) thanking the audience (c) facts and examples (d) reasons for your idea
  16. 16.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  17. 17.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) reasons for your idea (b) facts and examples (c) a summary of the points (d) a preview of the points
  18. 18.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) the memorable last line (c) a story proving a point (d) thanking the audience
  19. 19.🧱 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
  20. 20.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or facts and examples? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples
  22. 22.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) introducing the topic (b) the attention hook (c) a preview of the points (d) thanking the audience
  23. 23.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  24. 24.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  26. 26.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) a preview of the points (c) a story proving a point (d) thanking the audience
  27. 27.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a story proving a point (c) greeting the audience (d) facts and examples
  28. 28.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) the attention hook (c) thanking the audience (d) a summary of the points
  29. 29.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the memorable last line? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or greeting the audience? (a) reasons for your idea (b) greeting the audience
  31. 31.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  32. 32.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a summary of the points (b) reasons for your idea (c) thanking the audience (d) a preview of the points
  33. 33.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) facts and examples (b) the memorable last line (c) introducing the topic (d) greeting the audience
  34. 34.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  35. 35.🧱 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
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) a story proving a point (c) facts and examples (d) reasons for your idea
  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.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) the main points (c) introducing the topic (d) reasons for your idea
  40. 40.🧱 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

Answer key

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

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