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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 421 · 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) a preview of the points (b) the attention hook (c) greeting the audience (d) the main points
  2. 2.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, closing, body (b) closing, opening, body (c) opening, body, closing (d) body, closing, opening
  3. 3.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) greeting the audience (c) the attention hook (d) introducing the topic
  5. 5.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  6. 6.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or facts and examples? (a) a preview of the points (b) facts and examples
  7. 7.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or a preview of the points? (a) a summary of the points (b) a preview of the points
  8. 8.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  9. 9.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  10. 10.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 50 (b) about 2 or 3 (c) about 20 (d) none at all
  11. 11.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the main points? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points
  12. 12.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) greeting the audience (d) thanking the audience
  13. 13.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) the call to action (c) the attention hook (d) a summary of the points
  14. 14.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or a summary of the points? (a) the attention hook (b) a summary of the points
  15. 15.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  16. 16.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or introducing the topic? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) the call to action (c) a summary of the points (d) the attention hook
  18. 18.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) introducing the topic (b) a summary of the points (c) the call to action (d) the memorable last line
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) the memorable last line (c) greeting the audience (d) the attention hook
  20. 20.🧱 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
  21. 21.🧱 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
  22. 22.🧱 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
  23. 23.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) facts and examples (c) introducing the topic (d) the memorable last line
  24. 24.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or a story proving a point? (a) the call to action (b) a story proving a point
  25. 25.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) the attention hook (c) facts and examples (d) thanking the audience
  26. 26.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  27. 27.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a new topic (b) nothing else (c) a goodbye (d) an example or a reason
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) the call to action (c) a preview of the points (d) thanking the audience
  29. 29.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or facts and examples? (a) the memorable last line (b) facts and examples
  31. 31.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  32. 32.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) reasons for your idea (c) a preview of the points (d) the memorable last line
  33. 33.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the memorable last line? (a) greeting the audience (b) the memorable last line
  35. 35.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  36. 36.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) the call to action (c) a preview of the points (d) introducing the topic
  37. 37.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a summary of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) a preview of the points
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) a summary of the points (c) introducing the topic (d) the attention hook
  39. 39.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a preview of the points (b) the attention hook (c) a story proving a point (d) greeting the audience
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or thanking the audience? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience

Answer key

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

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