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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 301 · 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 of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) reasons for your idea (c) the memorable last line (d) the attention hook
  2. 2.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or thanking the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience
  3. 3.🧱 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
  4. 4.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or facts and examples? (a) greeting the audience (b) facts and examples
  5. 5.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  6. 6.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) closing, opening, body (b) opening, body, closing (c) body, closing, opening (d) opening, closing, body
  7. 7.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a story proving a point (c) a summary of the points (d) introducing the topic
  8. 8.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or the main points? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points
  9. 9.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the attention hook? (a) the memorable last line (b) the attention hook
  10. 10.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or a story proving a point? (a) introducing the topic (b) a story proving a point
  11. 11.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the call to action? (a) greeting the audience (b) the call to action
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) greeting the audience (c) a story proving a point (d) the attention hook
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) facts and examples (c) a preview of the points (d) greeting the audience
  14. 14.🧱 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
  15. 15.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  16. 16.🧱 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
  17. 17.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) greeting the audience (b) the call to action (c) facts and examples (d) thanking the audience
  18. 18.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the call to action (b) the attention hook (c) introducing the topic (d) a story proving a point
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) the attention hook (d) a preview of the points
  20. 20.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) the call to action (c) introducing the topic (d) a summary of the points
  22. 22.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  23. 23.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) a story proving a point (c) a preview of the points (d) thanking the audience
  24. 24.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the attention hook? (a) the main points (b) the attention hook
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  26. 26.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  27. 27.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  28. 28.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or greeting the audience? (a) thanking the audience (b) greeting the audience
  29. 29.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the memorable last line (c) introducing the topic (d) greeting the audience
  30. 30.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) reasons for your idea (c) facts and examples (d) a story proving a point
  32. 32.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a new topic (b) nothing else (c) a goodbye (d) an example or a reason
  33. 33.🧱 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
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) the attention hook (c) a preview of the points (d) greeting the audience
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or thanking the audience? (a) the attention hook (b) thanking the audience
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or a summary of the points? (a) introducing the topic (b) a summary of the points
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) a story proving a point (c) reasons for your idea (d) the main points
  38. 38.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) the memorable last line (c) the attention hook (d) reasons for your idea
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) a preview of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) the call to action
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or introducing the topic? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic

Answer key

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

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