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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 403 · 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 attention hook (b) the memorable last line (c) the call to action (d) a summary of the points
  2. 2.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a preview of the points (b) the call to action (c) a summary of the points (d) facts and examples
  3. 3.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) introducing the topic (c) a preview of the points (d) a summary of the points
  5. 5.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a new topic (b) an example or a reason (c) nothing else (d) a goodbye
  6. 6.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a summary of the points (c) the attention hook (d) facts and examples
  7. 7.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  8. 8.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) greeting the audience (c) the call to action (d) the attention hook
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) introducing the topic (d) the attention hook
  11. 11.🧱 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
  12. 12.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the memorable last line (b) facts and examples (c) a summary of the points (d) greeting the audience
  13. 13.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) facts and examples (c) greeting the audience (d) a story proving a point
  15. 15.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or a story proving a point? (a) greeting the audience (b) a story proving a point
  16. 16.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) a summary of the points (c) introducing the topic (d) reasons for your idea
  17. 17.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  18. 18.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  19. 19.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a preview of the points (b) the call to action (c) thanking the audience (d) a story proving a point
  20. 20.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the memorable last line (b) a story proving a point (c) greeting the audience (d) facts and examples
  21. 21.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the attention hook (b) a story proving a point (c) the memorable last line (d) thanking the audience
  22. 22.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) greeting the audience (c) a story proving a point (d) reasons for your idea
  23. 23.🧱 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
  24. 24.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or the main points? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) a story proving a point (c) the memorable last line (d) a summary of the points
  26. 26.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  27. 27.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) facts and examples (b) the main points (c) the attention hook (d) the call to action
  28. 28.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or greeting the audience? (a) thanking the audience (b) greeting the audience
  29. 29.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the call to action? (a) introducing the topic (b) the call to action
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) reasons for your idea (c) the call to action (d) the memorable last line
  31. 31.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  32. 32.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) none at all (b) about 2 or 3 (c) about 50 (d) about 20
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) introducing the topic (c) the memorable last line (d) greeting the audience
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the main points? (a) the call to action (b) the main points
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) a summary of the points (c) the call to action (d) thanking the audience
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or introducing the topic? (a) a summary of the points (b) introducing the topic
  37. 37.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  38. 38.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  39. 39.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the main points? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points

Answer key

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

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