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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 400 · 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) a summary of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) the attention hook (d) a preview of the points
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) a summary of the points (d) the call to action
  3. 3.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 2 or 3 (b) none at all (c) about 20 (d) about 50
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  5. 5.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) the call to action (c) the attention hook (d) facts and examples
  6. 6.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) the attention hook (c) the call to action (d) reasons for your idea
  7. 7.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  8. 8.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  9. 9.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  10. 10.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) thanking the audience (b) the call to action (c) a preview of the points (d) a story proving a point
  11. 11.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or greeting the audience? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience
  12. 12.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or a summary of the points? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a summary of the points
  13. 13.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the memorable last line? (a) greeting the audience (b) the memorable last line
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the call to action (c) reasons for your idea (d) a summary of the points
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook (c) greeting the audience (d) a preview of the points
  16. 16.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the main points? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points
  17. 17.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  18. 18.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  19. 19.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) thanking the audience (c) the attention hook (d) the main points
  20. 20.🧱 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
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or reasons for your idea? (a) the call to action (b) reasons for your idea
  22. 22.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or the attention hook? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the attention hook
  23. 23.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a preview of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) reasons for your idea
  24. 24.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  25. 25.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or reasons for your idea? (a) the attention hook (b) reasons for your idea
  26. 26.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or greeting the audience? (a) a story proving a point (b) greeting the audience
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or thanking the audience? (a) a preview of the points (b) thanking the audience
  28. 28.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or the memorable last line? (a) the attention hook (b) the memorable last line
  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.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a new topic (b) a goodbye (c) nothing else (d) an example or a reason
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) the memorable last line (d) thanking the audience
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the memorable last line? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) the main points (c) greeting the audience (d) reasons for your idea
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) the memorable last line (c) the main points (d) a story proving a point
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or a preview of the points? (a) thanking the audience (b) a preview of the points
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) thanking the audience (d) the main points
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or the main points? (a) a preview of the points (b) the main points
  38. 38.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or a summary of the points? (a) the main points (b) a summary of the points
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or reasons for your idea? (a) introducing the topic (b) reasons for your idea

Answer key

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

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