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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 388 · 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) introducing the topic (b) reasons for your idea (c) facts and examples (d) the main points
  2. 2.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) a story proving a point (c) greeting the audience (d) a summary of the points
  3. 3.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) the attention hook (c) introducing the topic (d) a story proving a point
  4. 4.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or introducing the topic? (a) facts and examples (b) introducing the topic
  5. 5.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or introducing the topic? (a) the call to action (b) introducing the topic
  6. 6.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the main points? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) introducing the topic (c) a story proving a point (d) greeting the audience
  8. 8.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  9. 9.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a new topic (b) nothing else (c) an example or a reason (d) a goodbye
  10. 10.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook (c) the memorable last line (d) the main points
  11. 11.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) closing, opening, body (b) opening, closing, body (c) body, closing, opening (d) opening, body, closing
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) a summary of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) introducing the topic
  13. 13.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or facts and examples? (a) the memorable last line (b) facts and examples
  14. 14.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  15. 15.🧱 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
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the attention hook (c) a preview of the points (d) the memorable last line
  17. 17.🧱 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
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) the call to action (c) the main points (d) facts and examples
  19. 19.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or a summary of the points? (a) greeting the audience (b) a summary of the points
  20. 20.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the attention hook (c) greeting the audience (d) introducing the topic
  21. 21.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  22. 22.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or a preview of the points? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a preview of the points
  23. 23.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) reasons for your idea (c) thanking the audience (d) a story proving a point
  24. 24.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the call to action? (a) the main points (b) the call to action
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  26. 26.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 50 (b) about 2 or 3 (c) none at all (d) about 20
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or greeting the audience? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience
  28. 28.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) the main points (c) greeting the audience (d) the memorable last line
  29. 29.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) the main points (c) greeting the audience (d) the memorable last line
  30. 30.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  31. 31.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  32. 32.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  33. 33.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  34. 34.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  35. 35.🧱 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
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) thanking the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) facts and examples
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or thanking the audience? (a) introducing the topic (b) thanking the audience
  38. 38.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the call to action (b) the attention hook (c) reasons for your idea (d) facts and examples
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or facts and examples? (a) the attention hook (b) facts and examples
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or the call to action? (a) the attention hook (b) the call to action

Answer key

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

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