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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 683 · 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: the attention hook or the main points? (a) the attention hook (b) the main points
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) a story proving a point (c) the main points (d) facts and examples
  3. 3.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) the call to action (c) the main points (d) the memorable last line
  4. 4.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) an example or a reason (b) nothing else (c) a new topic (d) a goodbye
  5. 5.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  7. 7.🧱 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
  8. 8.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  9. 9.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) greeting the audience (b) the call to action (c) reasons for your idea (d) facts and examples
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) the call to action (d) the attention hook
  11. 11.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  12. 12.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) reasons for your idea (c) greeting the audience (d) the attention hook
  13. 13.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a story proving a point (b) the main points (c) the call to action (d) the attention hook
  14. 14.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or a story proving a point? (a) a preview of the points (b) a story proving a point
  15. 15.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) a story proving a point (c) introducing the topic (d) greeting the audience
  16. 16.🧱 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
  17. 17.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  18. 18.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) closing, opening, body (b) body, closing, opening (c) opening, closing, body (d) opening, body, closing
  19. 19.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the call to action (c) thanking the audience (d) the main points
  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 comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or a story proving a point? (a) greeting the audience (b) a story proving a point
  23. 23.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) a story proving a point (c) introducing the topic (d) greeting the audience
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) the memorable last line (c) a summary of the points (d) facts and examples
  27. 27.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 50 (b) about 2 or 3 (c) about 20 (d) none at all
  28. 28.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or introducing the topic? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) thanking the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) introducing the topic
  30. 30.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) reasons for your idea (c) the call to action (d) facts and examples
  32. 32.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  33. 33.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the attention hook? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) thanking the audience (d) greeting the audience
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the memorable last line? (a) introducing the topic (b) the memorable last line
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) a summary of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) the attention hook
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or the attention hook? (a) thanking the audience (b) the attention hook
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the attention hook? (a) the main points (b) the attention hook
  39. 39.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or reasons for your idea? (a) a summary of the points (b) reasons for your idea

Answer key

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

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