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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 564 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) a story proving a point (c) thanking the audience (d) the main points
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) the attention hook (c) reasons for your idea (d) a preview of the points
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  5. 5.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) introducing the topic (b) the call to action (c) a story proving a point (d) the main points
  6. 6.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the main points? (a) the call to action (b) the main points
  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.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a story proving a point (b) greeting the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) a preview of the points
  9. 9.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the call to action? (a) the main points (b) the call to action
  10. 10.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) closing, opening, body (b) opening, closing, body (c) opening, body, closing (d) body, closing, opening
  11. 11.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) reasons for your idea (b) thanking the audience (c) greeting the audience (d) the call to action
  12. 12.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or facts and examples? (a) the memorable last line (b) facts and examples
  13. 13.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a summary of the points (b) the main points (c) reasons for your idea (d) a preview of the points
  14. 14.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 2 or 3 (b) none at all (c) about 20 (d) about 50
  15. 15.🧱 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
  16. 16.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  17. 17.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) facts and examples (b) a preview of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) the call to action
  18. 18.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the attention hook? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) a preview of the points (c) the main points (d) a story proving a point
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) a preview of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) facts and examples
  21. 21.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) a story proving a point (c) introducing the topic (d) thanking the audience
  22. 22.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook (c) reasons for your idea (d) the main points
  23. 23.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  24. 24.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  26. 26.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) thanking the audience (c) the call to action (d) greeting the audience
  27. 27.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) the main points (d) a summary of the points
  28. 28.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points (c) a preview of the points (d) reasons for your idea
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) the attention hook (c) a story proving a point (d) a preview of the points
  30. 30.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) a summary of the points (c) a story proving a point (d) a preview of the points
  31. 31.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  32. 32.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) an example or a reason (c) a new topic (d) a goodbye
  33. 33.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) the attention hook (c) the main points (d) a preview of the points
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) a story proving a point (c) reasons for your idea (d) the attention hook
  36. 36.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) introducing the topic (b) reasons for your idea (c) facts and examples (d) thanking the audience
  37. 37.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or thanking the audience? (a) reasons for your idea (b) thanking the audience
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or facts and examples? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples
  40. 40.🧱 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

Answer key

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

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