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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 596 · 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: thanking the audience or facts and examples? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples
  2. 2.🧱 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
  3. 3.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  4. 4.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or thanking the audience? (a) greeting the audience (b) thanking the audience
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) the call to action (c) a summary of the points (d) thanking the audience
  6. 6.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the main points? (a) introducing the topic (b) the main points
  7. 7.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) the attention hook (d) a summary of the points
  9. 9.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  10. 10.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or a story proving a point? (a) greeting the audience (b) a story proving a point
  11. 11.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or introducing the topic? (a) facts and examples (b) introducing the topic
  12. 12.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) a summary of the points (c) the attention hook (d) a story proving a point
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) the call to action (c) the attention hook (d) greeting the audience
  14. 14.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a goodbye (b) an example or a reason (c) nothing else (d) a new topic
  15. 15.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or a summary of the points? (a) the main points (b) a summary of the points
  16. 16.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) none at all (b) about 20 (c) about 2 or 3 (d) about 50
  17. 17.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) a story proving a point (c) a summary of the points (d) the main points
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) the attention hook (d) facts and examples
  19. 19.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points (c) the attention hook (d) greeting the audience
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) thanking the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) the call to action
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the call to action? (a) the main points (b) the call to action
  22. 22.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  23. 23.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  24. 24.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the memorable last line (b) introducing the topic (c) the attention hook (d) a story proving a point
  25. 25.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) thanking the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  26. 26.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or reasons for your idea? (a) the call to action (b) reasons for your idea
  28. 28.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) facts and examples (c) a preview of the points (d) reasons for your idea
  29. 29.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or facts and examples? (a) the memorable last line (b) facts and examples
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or reasons for your idea? (a) the attention hook (b) reasons for your idea
  31. 31.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the main points? (a) the call to action (b) the main points
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or a story proving a point? (a) the call to action (b) a story proving a point
  33. 33.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  34. 34.🧱 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
  35. 35.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic (c) facts and examples (d) a summary of the points
  36. 36.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  37. 37.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) the call to action (c) thanking the audience (d) reasons for your idea
  38. 38.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) the main points (d) the attention hook
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the memorable last line? (a) greeting the audience (b) the memorable last line
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) reasons for your idea (c) facts and examples (d) greeting the audience

Answer key

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

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