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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 385 · 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 attention hook or a summary of the points? (a) the attention hook (b) a summary of the points
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) reasons for your idea (c) the main points (d) the call to action
  3. 3.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  4. 4.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or a story proving a point? (a) the attention hook (b) a story proving a point
  5. 5.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or thanking the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) a summary of the points (c) facts and examples (d) the main points
  7. 7.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or thanking the audience? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience
  8. 8.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or greeting the audience? (a) reasons for your idea (b) greeting the audience
  9. 9.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  11. 11.🧱 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
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) the call to action (d) greeting the audience
  13. 13.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) thanking the audience (c) reasons for your idea (d) a summary of the points
  14. 14.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) greeting the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) a story proving a point
  15. 15.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 2 or 3 (b) none at all (c) about 50 (d) about 20
  16. 16.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  17. 17.🧱 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
  18. 18.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) the memorable last line (d) the main points
  19. 19.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) the call to action (c) the attention hook (d) facts and examples
  20. 20.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or a preview of the points? (a) the call to action (b) a preview of the points
  21. 21.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a preview of the points (b) the attention hook (c) facts and examples (d) thanking the audience
  22. 22.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) the main points (c) thanking the audience (d) a summary of the points
  24. 24.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) facts and examples (c) the memorable last line (d) greeting the audience
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  26. 26.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or facts and examples? (a) the memorable last line (b) facts and examples
  28. 28.🧱 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
  29. 29.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, body, closing (b) body, closing, opening (c) closing, opening, body (d) opening, closing, body
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) the attention hook (c) a preview of the points (d) greeting the audience
  31. 31.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or the memorable last line? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the memorable last line
  32. 32.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) facts and examples (c) greeting the audience (d) a preview of the points
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) a preview of the points (d) the call to action
  35. 35.🧱 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
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the main points? (a) the call to action (b) the main points
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or facts and examples? (a) a summary of the points (b) facts and examples
  38. 38.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) an example or a reason (c) a new topic (d) a goodbye
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or reasons for your idea? (a) a preview of the points (b) reasons for your idea
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or greeting the audience? (a) thanking the audience (b) greeting the audience

Answer key

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

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