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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 553 · 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: reasons for your idea or the memorable last line? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the memorable last line
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) reasons for your idea (d) the attention hook
  3. 3.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) a summary of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) facts and examples
  5. 5.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or the memorable last line? (a) the attention hook (b) the memorable last line
  6. 6.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the main points? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points
  7. 7.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the attention hook (b) facts and examples (c) reasons for your idea (d) the memorable last line
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) reasons for your idea (c) facts and examples (d) the main points
  9. 9.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) a story proving a point (d) the call to action
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  11. 11.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 20 (b) about 50 (c) none at all (d) about 2 or 3
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) thanking the audience (c) the memorable last line (d) the attention hook
  13. 13.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  14. 14.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  15. 15.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  16. 16.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, closing, body (b) body, closing, opening (c) opening, body, closing (d) closing, opening, body
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) a preview of the points (d) the call to action
  18. 18.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the call to action? (a) introducing the topic (b) the call to action
  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 is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) facts and examples (c) a summary of the points (d) reasons for your idea
  21. 21.🧱 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
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) greeting the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) the main points
  23. 23.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or a preview of the points? (a) a story proving a point (b) a preview of the points
  24. 24.🧱 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
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  26. 26.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) a summary of the points (c) the main points (d) the memorable last line
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or a summary of the points? (a) introducing the topic (b) a summary of the points
  28. 28.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  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 closing? (a) reasons for your idea (b) facts and examples (c) thanking the audience (d) introducing the topic
  31. 31.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a summary of the points (b) the attention hook (c) a preview of the points (d) the main points
  32. 32.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) an example or a reason (b) nothing else (c) a goodbye (d) a new topic
  33. 33.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) the attention hook (c) the memorable last line (d) reasons for your idea
  34. 34.🧱 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
  35. 35.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) a story proving a point (d) the attention hook
  37. 37.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points (c) facts and examples (d) greeting the audience
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or a summary of the points? (a) a preview of the points (b) a summary of the points
  39. 39.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) facts and examples (c) a preview of the points (d) the call to action
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) the attention hook (c) the call to action (d) a preview of the points

Answer key

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

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