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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 298 · 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: a story proving a point or the call to action? (a) a story proving a point (b) the call to action
  2. 2.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) reasons for your idea (c) thanking the audience (d) greeting the audience
  3. 3.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or facts and examples? (a) the memorable last line (b) facts and examples
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) greeting the audience (c) reasons for your idea (d) the attention hook
  5. 5.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, body, closing (b) opening, closing, body (c) body, closing, opening (d) closing, opening, body
  6. 6.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the attention hook? (a) the memorable last line (b) the attention hook
  7. 7.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) the call to action (c) introducing the topic (d) a summary of the points
  8. 8.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or greeting the audience? (a) a story proving a point (b) greeting the audience
  9. 9.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  11. 11.🧱 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
  12. 12.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) facts and examples (c) greeting the audience (d) the call to action
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the call to action (c) the attention hook (d) the memorable last line
  14. 14.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  15. 15.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the attention hook (b) the call to action (c) introducing the topic (d) greeting the audience
  16. 16.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) reasons for your idea (b) greeting the audience (c) the main points (d) a summary of the points
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) the memorable last line (c) the main points (d) a summary of the points
  18. 18.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  19. 19.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  20. 20.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 20 (b) none at all (c) about 50 (d) about 2 or 3
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea (c) a story proving a point (d) facts and examples
  22. 22.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a story proving a point (b) greeting the audience (c) thanking the audience (d) the call to action
  23. 23.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) reasons for your idea (c) the attention hook (d) the call to action
  24. 24.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) thanking the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) the memorable last line (d) reasons for your idea
  25. 25.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or greeting the audience? (a) thanking the audience (b) greeting the audience
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) the attention hook (c) a preview of the points (d) introducing the topic
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or introducing the topic? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic
  28. 28.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) the memorable last line (c) a summary of the points (d) a preview of the points
  29. 29.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) a new topic (c) an example or a reason (d) a goodbye
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or facts and examples? (a) introducing the topic (b) facts and examples
  31. 31.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or thanking the audience? (a) greeting the audience (b) thanking the audience
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or the memorable last line? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the memorable last line
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) a story proving a point (c) a preview of the points (d) introducing the topic
  34. 34.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  35. 35.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  36. 36.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) greeting the audience (b) the call to action (c) the memorable last line (d) a story proving a point
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the attention hook? (a) the call to action (b) the attention hook
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the memorable last line? (a) introducing the topic (b) the memorable last line
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) the call to action (c) thanking the audience (d) introducing the topic
  40. 40.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the memorable last line (b) a preview of the points (c) the attention hook (d) facts and examples

Answer key

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

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