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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 315 · 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: the call to action or the attention hook? (a) the call to action (b) the attention hook
  2. 2.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or a preview of the points? (a) the memorable last line (b) a preview of the points
  3. 3.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or facts and examples? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the call to action (c) a summary of the points (d) the main points
  5. 5.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  6. 6.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) a new topic (c) an example or a reason (d) a goodbye
  7. 7.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the attention hook (b) thanking the audience (c) the main points (d) a summary of the points
  8. 8.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a preview of the points (b) the main points (c) a story proving a point (d) a summary of the points
  9. 9.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  10. 10.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or the attention hook? (a) a story proving a point (b) the attention hook
  11. 11.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 20 (b) about 50 (c) none at all (d) about 2 or 3
  12. 12.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  13. 13.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  14. 14.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  15. 15.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or facts and examples? (a) the attention hook (b) facts and examples
  16. 16.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or a summary of the points? (a) a story proving a point (b) a summary of the points
  17. 17.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a story proving a point (b) the call to action (c) facts and examples (d) introducing the topic
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the call to action (c) a summary of the points (d) reasons for your idea
  19. 19.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or a story proving a point? (a) a summary of the points (b) a story proving a point
  20. 20.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples (c) greeting the audience (d) the memorable last line
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or a story proving a point? (a) thanking the audience (b) a story proving a point
  22. 22.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) greeting the audience (c) reasons for your idea (d) a summary of the points
  23. 23.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) the main points (c) a summary of the points (d) reasons for your idea
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  26. 26.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or facts and examples? (a) a preview of the points (b) facts and examples
  28. 28.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or a summary of the points? (a) a preview of the points (b) a summary of the points
  29. 29.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) introducing the topic (b) thanking the audience (c) facts and examples (d) a summary of the points
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) the main points (c) the attention hook (d) a story proving a point
  31. 31.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) closing, opening, body (b) opening, closing, body (c) opening, body, closing (d) body, closing, opening
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or a summary of the points? (a) facts and examples (b) a summary of the points
  33. 33.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) facts and examples (b) greeting the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) a story proving a point
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples (c) the call to action (d) the memorable last line
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or greeting the audience? (a) reasons for your idea (b) greeting the audience
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points (c) reasons for your idea (d) facts and examples
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) the attention hook (d) a story proving a point
  38. 38.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  39. 39.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or the main points? (a) the attention hook (b) the main points

Answer key

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

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