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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 59 · 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) introducing the topic (b) the attention hook (c) greeting the audience (d) the main points
  2. 2.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 2 or 3 (b) about 50 (c) about 20 (d) none at all
  3. 3.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a summary of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) the attention hook
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) introducing the topic (c) a story proving a point (d) the main points
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) facts and examples (c) a preview of the points (d) introducing the topic
  7. 7.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) a story proving a point (c) a preview of the points (d) the memorable last line
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) the call to action (c) a summary of the points (d) thanking the audience
  9. 9.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the memorable last line (b) thanking the audience (c) the main points (d) the attention hook
  10. 10.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the memorable last line? (a) greeting the audience (b) the memorable last line
  11. 11.🧱 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
  12. 12.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or facts and examples? (a) introducing the topic (b) facts and examples
  13. 13.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  14. 14.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) a summary of the points (c) reasons for your idea (d) the call to action
  16. 16.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a story proving a point (b) a preview of the points (c) introducing the topic (d) the attention hook
  17. 17.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or facts and examples? (a) greeting the audience (b) facts and examples
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) the memorable last line (c) a summary of the points (d) the call to action
  19. 19.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  20. 20.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or a story proving a point? (a) the attention hook (b) a story proving a point
  22. 22.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  23. 23.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the main points? (a) introducing the topic (b) the main points
  24. 24.🧱 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
  25. 25.🧱 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
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) the attention hook (c) greeting the audience (d) a preview of the points
  27. 27.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  28. 28.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, body, closing (b) opening, closing, body (c) body, closing, opening (d) closing, opening, body
  29. 29.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) thanking the audience (b) the attention hook (c) reasons for your idea (d) a preview of the points
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience (c) a story proving a point (d) reasons for your idea
  31. 31.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the memorable last line (b) a preview of the points (c) facts and examples (d) greeting the audience
  32. 32.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the attention hook (b) facts and examples (c) the call to action (d) a preview of the points
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) the attention hook (d) introducing the topic
  34. 34.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a new topic (b) nothing else (c) a goodbye (d) an example or a reason
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or the main points? (a) the attention hook (b) the main points
  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 attention hook or thanking the audience? (a) the attention hook (b) thanking the audience
  38. 38.🧱 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
  39. 39.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience (c) the memorable last line (d) greeting the audience
  40. 40.🧱 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

Answer key

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

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