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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 391 · 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) the memorable last line (b) thanking the audience (c) facts and examples (d) a summary of the points
  2. 2.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the call to action? (a) greeting the audience (b) the call to action
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) the main points (c) facts and examples (d) reasons for your idea
  4. 4.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, closing, body (b) opening, body, closing (c) closing, opening, body (d) body, closing, opening
  5. 5.🧱 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
  6. 6.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a summary of the points (b) the attention hook (c) introducing the topic (d) a story proving a point
  7. 7.🧱 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
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) the attention hook (c) facts and examples (d) reasons for your idea
  9. 9.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) the call to action (d) introducing the topic
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  11. 11.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  12. 12.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or the attention hook? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the attention hook
  13. 13.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  14. 14.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  15. 15.🧱 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
  16. 16.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) an example or a reason (c) a goodbye (d) a new topic
  17. 17.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) reasons for your idea (c) a summary of the points (d) the attention hook
  18. 18.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or a story proving a point? (a) the memorable last line (b) a story proving a point
  19. 19.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea (c) facts and examples (d) the call to action
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) thanking the audience (c) the memorable last line (d) a preview of the points
  21. 21.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) thanking the audience (b) reasons for your idea (c) a summary of the points (d) the memorable last line
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) a story proving a point (c) a summary of the points (d) the memorable last line
  23. 23.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the call to action? (a) the main points (b) the call to action
  24. 24.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) thanking the audience (c) reasons for your idea (d) a preview of the points
  25. 25.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) greeting the audience (c) reasons for your idea (d) a story proving a point
  26. 26.🧱 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
  27. 27.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a story proving a point (b) reasons for your idea (c) thanking the audience (d) the attention hook
  28. 28.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  29. 29.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  30. 30.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  31. 31.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or thanking the audience? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience
  33. 33.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the memorable last line? (a) greeting the audience (b) the memorable last line
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) a preview of the points (c) the main points (d) greeting the audience
  35. 35.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  36. 36.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  37. 37.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) introducing the topic (c) the main points (d) the call to action
  38. 38.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) introducing the topic (b) the attention hook (c) greeting the audience (d) the memorable last line
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) facts and examples (c) thanking the audience (d) a story proving a point
  40. 40.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening

Answer key

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

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