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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 313 · 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.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) none at all (b) about 20 (c) about 50 (d) about 2 or 3
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) the attention hook (c) facts and examples (d) a story proving a point
  3. 3.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, closing, body (b) opening, body, closing (c) closing, opening, body (d) body, closing, opening
  4. 4.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or facts and examples? (a) the memorable last line (b) facts and examples
  5. 5.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a preview of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) the attention hook (d) the main points
  6. 6.🧱 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
  7. 7.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) facts and examples (c) the attention hook (d) greeting the audience
  9. 9.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  11. 11.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a preview of the points (b) the call to action (c) the main points (d) a story proving a point
  12. 12.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) reasons for your idea (c) thanking the audience (d) the attention hook
  13. 13.🧱 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
  14. 14.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or facts and examples? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) the main points (c) a story proving a point (d) the memorable last line
  16. 16.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) thanking the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) the attention hook (c) introducing the topic (d) a preview of the points
  18. 18.🧱 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
  19. 19.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or facts and examples? (a) introducing the topic (b) facts and examples
  20. 20.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the main points? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points
  22. 22.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or the call to action? (a) the attention hook (b) the call to action
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the call to action (c) the memorable last line (d) the main points
  24. 24.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or a story proving a point? (a) the call to action (b) a story proving a point
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) thanking the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) the call to action
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) the main points (c) a summary of the points (d) reasons for your idea
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or introducing the topic? (a) a summary of the points (b) introducing the topic
  28. 28.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) facts and examples (b) a story proving a point (c) the memorable last line (d) the attention hook
  29. 29.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the memorable last line? (a) introducing the topic (b) the memorable last line
  30. 30.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a goodbye (b) a new topic (c) nothing else (d) an example or a reason
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) the attention hook (c) greeting the audience (d) a story proving a point
  32. 32.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  33. 33.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  34. 34.🧱 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
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) thanking the audience (c) the memorable last line (d) a summary of the points
  36. 36.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) introducing the topic (b) the memorable last line (c) a summary of the points (d) a story proving a point
  37. 37.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  38. 38.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  39. 39.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) facts and examples (b) the main points (c) a preview of the points (d) the call to action
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the call to action? (a) facts and examples (b) the call to action

Answer key

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

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