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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 411 · 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) facts and examples (b) a story proving a point (c) the call to action (d) the main points
  2. 2.🧱 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
  3. 3.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a summary of the points (b) the main points (c) the attention hook (d) a story proving a point
  4. 4.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or greeting the audience? (a) the call to action (b) greeting the audience
  5. 5.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) the attention hook (d) the memorable last line
  6. 6.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, body, closing (b) closing, opening, body (c) opening, closing, body (d) body, closing, opening
  7. 7.🧱 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
  8. 8.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or the attention hook? (a) thanking the audience (b) the attention hook
  9. 9.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
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) greeting the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) facts and examples
  12. 12.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the attention hook (b) greeting the audience (c) thanking the audience (d) a preview of the points
  13. 13.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points (c) the call to action (d) a preview of the points
  14. 14.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) greeting the audience (c) a story proving a point (d) a preview of the points
  16. 16.🧱 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
  17. 17.🧱 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
  18. 18.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  19. 19.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  20. 20.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the memorable last line? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) reasons for your idea (d) the attention hook
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) the attention hook (c) a preview of the points (d) greeting the audience
  23. 23.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  24. 24.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  25. 25.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or thanking the audience? (a) greeting the audience (b) thanking the audience
  26. 26.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or facts and examples? (a) greeting the audience (b) facts and examples
  27. 27.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  28. 28.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a new topic (b) a goodbye (c) an example or a reason (d) nothing else
  29. 29.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) introducing the topic (c) the call to action (d) a story proving a point
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or thanking the audience? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience
  31. 31.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  32. 32.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) the call to action (c) reasons for your idea (d) the attention hook
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the main points (c) introducing the topic (d) facts and examples
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points (c) the call to action (d) a summary of the points
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the main points? (a) the call to action (b) the main points
  36. 36.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or the memorable last line? (a) a preview of the points (b) the memorable last line
  38. 38.🧱 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
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or greeting the audience? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) facts and examples (c) a summary of the points (d) the main points

Answer key

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

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