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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 511 · 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 comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or the attention hook? (a) a story proving a point (b) the attention hook
  2. 2.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) opening, closing, body (c) closing, opening, body (d) opening, body, closing
  3. 3.🧱 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
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) the attention hook (d) thanking the audience
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) a story proving a point (c) facts and examples (d) the memorable last line
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  7. 7.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) the call to action (c) thanking the audience (d) greeting the audience
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) a preview of the points (c) introducing the topic (d) greeting the audience
  9. 9.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a summary of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) the main points (d) the attention hook
  10. 10.🧱 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
  11. 11.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  12. 12.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  13. 13.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  14. 14.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a new topic (b) a goodbye (c) an example or a reason (d) nothing else
  15. 15.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  16. 16.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or a preview of the points? (a) the main points (b) a preview of the points
  17. 17.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) a preview of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) the memorable last line
  18. 18.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  19. 19.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  20. 20.🧱 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
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples (c) the main points (d) a story proving a point
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) the call to action (d) thanking the audience
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience (c) reasons for your idea (d) a story proving a point
  24. 24.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  25. 25.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or thanking the audience? (a) reasons for your idea (b) thanking the audience
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) the memorable last line (c) thanking the audience (d) a preview of the points
  27. 27.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  28. 28.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) a summary of the points (c) the attention hook (d) thanking the audience
  29. 29.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 20 (b) about 2 or 3 (c) none at all (d) about 50
  30. 30.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  31. 31.🧱 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
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) greeting the audience (c) a story proving a point (d) the attention hook
  33. 33.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) thanking the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  35. 35.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) thanking the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) the main points (d) the call to action
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or introducing the topic? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the call to action? (a) the main points (b) the call to action
  38. 38.🧱 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
  39. 39.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) the memorable last line (c) reasons for your idea (d) the call to action
  40. 40.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body

Answer key

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

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