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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 691 · 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) the call to action (b) the main points (c) facts and examples (d) reasons for your idea
  2. 2.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  3. 3.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  4. 4.🧱 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
  5. 5.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or a preview of the points? (a) thanking the audience (b) a preview of the points
  6. 6.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or introducing the topic? (a) a summary of the points (b) introducing the topic
  7. 7.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the memorable last line (c) the attention hook (d) a story proving a point
  8. 8.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points (c) reasons for your idea (d) a story proving a point
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) facts and examples (c) the memorable last line (d) a story proving a point
  10. 10.🧱 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
  11. 11.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) facts and examples (b) greeting the audience (c) the call to action (d) a summary of the points
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) thanking the audience (c) a story proving a point (d) the memorable last line
  13. 13.🔍 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
  14. 14.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line (c) a summary of the points (d) a preview of the points
  15. 15.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) closing, opening, body (c) opening, body, closing (d) opening, closing, body
  16. 16.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) a story proving a point (d) the memorable last line
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) thanking the audience (d) the attention hook
  18. 18.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) greeting the audience (d) a summary of the points
  20. 20.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) the main points (c) the call to action (d) introducing the topic
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or the main points? (a) a preview of the points (b) the main points
  22. 22.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the attention hook (b) a summary of the points (c) reasons for your idea (d) greeting the audience
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) facts and examples (c) introducing the topic (d) the attention hook
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) a summary of the points (d) a preview of the points
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the main points (c) a summary of the points (d) a story proving a point
  26. 26.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  27. 27.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) introducing the topic (b) facts and examples (c) a story proving a point (d) the call to action
  28. 28.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a goodbye (b) an example or a reason (c) a new topic (d) nothing else
  29. 29.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or introducing the topic? (a) the memorable last line (b) introducing the topic
  31. 31.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or facts and examples? (a) the attention hook (b) facts and examples
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or the memorable last line? (a) a story proving a point (b) the memorable last line
  33. 33.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  34. 34.🧱 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
  35. 35.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or reasons for your idea? (a) a preview of the points (b) reasons for your idea
  37. 37.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the main points? (a) the call to action (b) the main points
  39. 39.🧱 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
  40. 40.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening

Answer key

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

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