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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 591 · 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 preview of the points (b) the attention hook (c) introducing the topic (d) reasons for your idea
  2. 2.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a summary of the points (c) the main points (d) introducing the topic
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) facts and examples (c) the main points (d) a summary of the points
  4. 4.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the call to action (c) a preview of the points (d) the memorable last line
  6. 6.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) reasons for your idea (c) thanking the audience (d) greeting the audience
  7. 7.🧱 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
  8. 8.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) introducing the topic (b) a story proving a point (c) the call to action (d) facts and examples
  9. 9.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or greeting the audience? (a) the call to action (b) greeting the audience
  10. 10.🧱 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
  11. 11.🧱 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
  12. 12.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) a story proving a point (c) a preview of the points (d) a summary of the points
  13. 13.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) closing, opening, body (b) opening, closing, body (c) opening, body, closing (d) body, closing, opening
  14. 14.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  15. 15.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) facts and examples (b) reasons for your idea (c) a story proving a point (d) thanking the audience
  16. 16.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  17. 17.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the memorable last line (b) a preview of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) introducing the topic
  18. 18.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  19. 19.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  20. 20.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  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 is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) a story proving a point (c) the main points (d) the memorable last line
  23. 23.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or thanking the audience? (a) greeting the audience (b) thanking the audience
  24. 24.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or a summary of the points? (a) facts and examples (b) a summary of the points
  25. 25.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) an example or a reason (c) a goodbye (d) a new topic
  26. 26.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the memorable last line (b) facts and examples (c) the call to action (d) a preview of the points
  27. 27.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) a story proving a point (d) the attention hook
  28. 28.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  29. 29.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  30. 30.🧱 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
  31. 31.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) a summary of the points (d) the call to action
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the call to action? (a) the main points (b) the call to action
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) facts and examples (c) the call to action (d) the memorable last line
  34. 34.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  35. 35.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) reasons for your idea
  36. 36.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the call to action (c) the memorable last line (d) the main points
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) facts and examples (c) the main points (d) introducing the topic
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) thanking the audience (c) the call to action (d) a summary of the points
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) the call to action (c) reasons for your idea (d) facts and examples

Answer key

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

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