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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 413 · 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) the attention hook (c) a summary of the points (d) the call to action
  2. 2.🧱 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
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) a story proving a point (c) greeting the audience (d) a preview of the points
  4. 4.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a preview of the points (b) a story proving a point (c) introducing the topic (d) the call to action
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) a summary of the points (d) the call to action
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  7. 7.🧱 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
  8. 8.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  9. 9.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) introducing the topic (d) the main points
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) the call to action
  11. 11.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) a new topic (c) a goodbye (d) an example or a reason
  12. 12.🧱 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
  13. 13.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the memorable last line (b) introducing the topic (c) reasons for your idea (d) facts and examples
  14. 14.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  15. 15.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) greeting the audience (c) the call to action (d) a preview of the points
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the call to action (c) the main points (d) thanking the audience
  18. 18.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  19. 19.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  20. 20.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the main points (c) a story proving a point (d) a preview of the points
  21. 21.🧱 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
  22. 22.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, closing, body (b) closing, opening, body (c) opening, body, closing (d) body, closing, opening
  23. 23.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  24. 24.🧱 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
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  26. 26.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or thanking the audience? (a) greeting the audience (b) thanking the audience
  27. 27.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 20 (b) about 2 or 3 (c) about 50 (d) none at all
  28. 28.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) thanking the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) the attention hook (d) reasons for your idea
  29. 29.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or greeting the audience? (a) the call to action (b) greeting the audience
  30. 30.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) reasons for your idea (c) the attention hook (d) a summary of the points
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) the main points (c) facts and examples (d) the memorable last line
  32. 32.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) thanking the audience (b) greeting the audience (c) facts and examples (d) a preview of the points
  33. 33.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  34. 34.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) facts and examples (c) reasons for your idea (d) greeting the audience
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the call to action? (a) facts and examples (b) the call to action
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) facts and examples (c) greeting the audience (d) the main points
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or the memorable last line? (a) a story proving a point (b) the memorable last line
  38. 38.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) a summary of the points (c) the attention hook (d) facts and examples
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the main points? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or reasons for your idea? (a) a summary of the points (b) reasons for your idea

Answer key

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

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