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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

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

Answer key

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

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