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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 587 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) the call to action (d) greeting the audience
  2. 2.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  3. 3.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or introducing the topic? (a) facts and examples (b) introducing the topic
  4. 4.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) a story proving a point (c) the attention hook (d) the call to action
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) a story proving a point (c) the main points (d) reasons for your idea
  6. 6.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) a summary of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) the memorable last line
  7. 7.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) none at all (b) about 50 (c) about 20 (d) about 2 or 3
  8. 8.🧱 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
  9. 9.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or introducing the topic? (a) a story proving a point (b) introducing the topic
  10. 10.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) the call to action (d) a preview of the points
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) thanking the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) a preview of the points
  13. 13.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  14. 14.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or introducing the topic? (a) the call to action (b) introducing the topic
  15. 15.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) the attention hook (c) reasons for your idea (d) the memorable last line
  16. 16.🧱 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
  17. 17.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  18. 18.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) reasons for your idea (d) the attention hook
  19. 19.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or the attention hook? (a) a summary of the points (b) the attention hook
  20. 20.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, body, closing (b) opening, closing, body (c) body, closing, opening (d) closing, opening, body
  21. 21.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  22. 22.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  23. 23.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  24. 24.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  25. 25.🧱 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
  26. 26.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) a preview of the points (c) a story proving a point (d) thanking the audience
  27. 27.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  28. 28.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) an example or a reason (b) a new topic (c) nothing else (d) a goodbye
  29. 29.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or a preview of the points? (a) the memorable last line (b) a preview of the points
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic (c) a preview of the points (d) greeting the audience
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or a summary of the points? (a) a story proving a point (b) a summary of the points
  33. 33.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points (c) introducing the topic (d) thanking the audience
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the attention hook? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) a preview of the points (c) a summary of the points (d) greeting the audience
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or facts and examples? (a) a summary of the points (b) facts and examples
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) a preview of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) introducing the topic
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or facts and examples? (a) the attention hook (b) facts and examples
  39. 39.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a story proving a point (b) reasons for your idea (c) the attention hook (d) a summary of the points
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or facts and examples? (a) introducing the topic (b) facts and examples

Answer key

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

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