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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 309 · 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 call to action (c) the memorable last line (d) a summary of the points
  2. 2.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the memorable last line (b) a preview of the points (c) the main points (d) greeting the audience
  3. 3.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the attention hook (c) a preview of the points (d) the main points
  5. 5.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) thanking the audience (b) the attention hook (c) reasons for your idea (d) the main points
  6. 6.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) facts and examples (b) a summary of the points (c) the call to action (d) thanking the audience
  7. 7.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  8. 8.🧱 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
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a preview of the points (c) a story proving a point (d) facts and examples
  10. 10.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, body, closing (b) opening, closing, body (c) closing, opening, body (d) body, closing, opening
  11. 11.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  12. 12.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or introducing the topic? (a) thanking the audience (b) introducing the topic
  13. 13.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) the memorable last line (c) a story proving a point (d) greeting the audience
  14. 14.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) the memorable last line (c) reasons for your idea (d) the call to action
  15. 15.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  16. 16.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  17. 17.🧱 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
  18. 18.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or thanking the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience
  19. 19.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) thanking the audience (c) the call to action (d) greeting the audience
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) greeting the audience (c) thanking the audience (d) the call to action
  21. 21.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) a new topic (c) a goodbye (d) an example or a reason
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) a story proving a point (c) the memorable last line (d) reasons for your idea
  23. 23.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) the call to action (c) the attention hook (d) the main points
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the attention hook (c) introducing the topic (d) reasons for your idea
  25. 25.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or greeting the audience? (a) a summary of the points (b) greeting the audience
  26. 26.🧱 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
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) reasons for your idea (c) thanking the audience (d) facts and examples
  28. 28.🧱 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
  29. 29.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or greeting the audience? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience
  31. 31.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) none at all (b) about 50 (c) about 20 (d) about 2 or 3
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) introducing the topic (c) reasons for your idea (d) a story proving a point
  33. 33.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  34. 34.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  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.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  37. 37.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or a story proving a point? (a) a preview of the points (b) a story proving a point
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) the attention hook (c) introducing the topic (d) a summary of the points
  40. 40.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a summary of the points (c) a story proving a point (d) the main points

Answer key

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

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