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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 554 · 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 opening? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic (c) a story proving a point (d) facts and examples
  2. 2.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or the call to action? (a) the attention hook (b) the call to action
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) a preview of the points (c) reasons for your idea (d) the attention hook
  4. 4.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) closing, opening, body (c) opening, closing, body (d) opening, body, closing
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) thanking the audience (d) the attention hook
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) a story proving a point (c) reasons for your idea (d) the memorable last line
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) thanking the audience (c) greeting the audience (d) a preview of the points
  8. 8.🧱 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
  9. 9.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) facts and examples (b) the main points (c) greeting the audience (d) thanking the audience
  10. 10.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or introducing the topic? (a) thanking the audience (b) introducing the topic
  11. 11.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or facts and examples? (a) the memorable last line (b) facts and examples
  12. 12.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) an example or a reason (b) nothing else (c) a goodbye (d) a new topic
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) a summary of the points (c) the memorable last line (d) greeting the audience
  14. 14.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) the call to action (c) greeting the audience (d) facts and examples
  15. 15.🧱 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
  16. 16.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  17. 17.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  18. 18.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or greeting the audience? (a) the call to action (b) greeting the audience
  19. 19.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the main points? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points
  20. 20.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the call to action? (a) the main points (b) the call to action
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the main points? (a) the call to action (b) the main points
  22. 22.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or a preview of the points? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a preview of the points
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) a preview of the points (c) a story proving a point (d) greeting the audience
  24. 24.🧱 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
  25. 25.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) introducing the topic (b) the attention hook (c) the memorable last line (d) a preview of the points
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) greeting the audience (d) the main points
  27. 27.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  28. 28.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  29. 29.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) the call to action (c) reasons for your idea (d) a preview of the points
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or reasons for your idea? (a) introducing the topic (b) reasons for your idea
  31. 31.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a story proving a point (b) a preview of the points (c) the memorable last line (d) introducing the topic
  32. 32.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  33. 33.🧱 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
  34. 34.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or the main points? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or thanking the audience? (a) a story proving a point (b) thanking the audience
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the memorable last line? (a) facts and examples (b) the memorable last line
  38. 38.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a summary of the points (b) facts and examples (c) the main points (d) a story proving a point
  39. 39.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  40. 40.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening

Answer key

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

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