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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 417 · 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) the main points (c) reasons for your idea (d) the attention hook
  2. 2.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  3. 3.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a goodbye (b) an example or a reason (c) nothing else (d) a new topic
  4. 4.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) a story proving a point (c) greeting the audience (d) thanking the audience
  5. 5.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  7. 7.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) the main points (c) thanking the audience (d) greeting the audience
  8. 8.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) facts and examples (b) a preview of the points (c) a summary of the points (d) the attention hook
  9. 9.🧱 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
  10. 10.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) the attention hook (c) thanking the audience (d) the memorable last line
  11. 11.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or reasons for your idea? (a) introducing the topic (b) reasons for your idea
  12. 12.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 50 (b) none at all (c) about 20 (d) about 2 or 3
  13. 13.🧱 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
  14. 14.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) introducing the topic (c) the main points (d) facts and examples
  16. 16.🧱 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
  17. 17.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) closing, opening, body (b) body, closing, opening (c) opening, closing, body (d) opening, body, closing
  18. 18.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) a preview of the points (c) the attention hook (d) introducing the topic
  20. 20.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) introducing the topic (b) thanking the audience (c) greeting the audience (d) reasons for your idea
  21. 21.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a summary of the points (b) the attention hook (c) facts and examples (d) the call to action
  22. 22.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  23. 23.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  24. 24.🧱 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
  25. 25.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the call to action? (a) introducing the topic (b) the call to action
  26. 26.🧱 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
  27. 27.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience (c) facts and examples (d) a preview of the points
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) greeting the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) the attention hook
  29. 29.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) facts and examples (b) introducing the topic (c) reasons for your idea (d) the memorable last line
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) reasons for your idea (c) a story proving a point (d) a preview of the points
  31. 31.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or facts and examples? (a) greeting the audience (b) facts and examples
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or introducing the topic? (a) a story proving a point (b) introducing the topic
  33. 33.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) the call to action (c) the attention hook (d) a story proving a point
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) facts and examples (c) reasons for your idea (d) the memorable last line
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the memorable last line? (a) greeting the audience (b) the memorable last line
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or introducing the topic? (a) thanking the audience (b) introducing the topic
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) facts and examples (c) thanking the audience (d) a story proving a point
  38. 38.🧱 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
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) reasons for your idea (c) greeting the audience (d) facts and examples
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or greeting the audience? (a) thanking the audience (b) greeting the audience

Answer key

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

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