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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 506 · 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 of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic (c) the call to action (d) reasons for your idea
  2. 2.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a story proving a point (c) a preview of the points (d) facts and examples
  3. 3.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or the attention hook? (a) thanking the audience (b) the attention hook
  4. 4.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or reasons for your idea? (a) introducing the topic (b) reasons for your idea
  5. 5.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) reasons for your idea (c) facts and examples (d) greeting the audience
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) reasons for your idea (c) facts and examples (d) introducing the topic
  7. 7.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  8. 8.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  9. 9.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or thanking the audience? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience
  10. 10.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea (c) a summary of the points (d) the attention hook
  11. 11.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) a goodbye (c) a new topic (d) an example or a reason
  12. 12.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  13. 13.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the memorable last line (b) introducing the topic (c) facts and examples (d) a preview of the points
  14. 14.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  15. 15.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line 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 comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or facts and examples? (a) introducing the topic (b) facts and examples
  18. 18.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) the call to action (c) a summary of the points (d) a preview of the points
  20. 20.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  21. 21.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  22. 22.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) closing, opening, body (b) opening, closing, body (c) opening, body, closing (d) body, closing, opening
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) the memorable last line (c) thanking the audience (d) a story proving a point
  24. 24.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or reasons for your idea? (a) the attention hook (b) reasons for your idea
  25. 25.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or a preview of the points? (a) the call to action (b) a preview of the points
  26. 26.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) thanking the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) a story proving a point (d) the memorable last line
  27. 27.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) the attention hook (c) greeting the audience (d) the memorable last line
  29. 29.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the call to action? (a) introducing the topic (b) the call to action
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or the main points? (a) the attention hook (b) the main points
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) greeting the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) a summary of the points
  32. 32.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 50 (b) about 2 or 3 (c) none at all (d) about 20
  33. 33.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or the call to action? (a) a preview of the points (b) the call to action
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) the call to action (c) a summary of the points (d) the main points
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or greeting the audience? (a) thanking the audience (b) greeting the audience
  36. 36.🧱 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
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the attention hook (c) introducing the topic (d) thanking the audience
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or the memorable last line? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the memorable last line
  39. 39.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or facts and examples? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples

Answer key

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

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