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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 412 · 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 main points (d) introducing the topic
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) the attention hook (d) a summary of the points
  3. 3.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  4. 4.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) thanking the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  5. 5.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  6. 6.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  7. 7.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 50 (b) about 20 (c) about 2 or 3 (d) none at all
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples (c) reasons for your idea (d) a story proving a point
  9. 9.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or facts and examples? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) the attention hook (d) the call to action
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the attention hook (c) greeting the audience (d) a preview of the points
  13. 13.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the attention hook (c) the memorable last line (d) thanking the audience
  15. 15.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or facts and examples? (a) a summary of the points (b) facts and examples
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) introducing the topic (d) a story proving a point
  17. 17.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  18. 18.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) a preview of the points (c) facts and examples (d) thanking the audience
  19. 19.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a summary of the points (b) a story proving a point (c) a preview of the points (d) the attention hook
  20. 20.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a story proving a point (b) greeting the audience (c) thanking the audience (d) a preview of the points
  21. 21.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  22. 22.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  23. 23.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  24. 24.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or reasons for your idea? (a) a preview of the points (b) reasons for your idea
  25. 25.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the memorable last line? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line
  26. 26.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) introducing the topic (b) the memorable last line (c) a story proving a point (d) the attention hook
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the main points (c) facts and examples (d) a preview of the points
  28. 28.🧱 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
  29. 29.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or a story proving a point? (a) the attention hook (b) a story proving a point
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the main points? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points
  31. 31.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the attention hook (b) facts and examples (c) the main points (d) a story proving a point
  32. 32.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, body, closing (b) closing, opening, body (c) body, closing, opening (d) opening, closing, body
  33. 33.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or a story proving a point? (a) introducing the topic (b) a story proving a point
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) a summary of the points (d) the main points
  35. 35.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples (c) a summary of the points (d) greeting the audience
  36. 36.🧱 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
  37. 37.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  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.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a goodbye (b) an example or a reason (c) nothing else (d) a new topic
  40. 40.🧱 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

Answer key

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

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