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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 701 · 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 call to action? (a) the attention hook (b) the call to action
  2. 2.🧱 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
  3. 3.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  4. 4.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a story proving a point (b) the call to action (c) the attention hook (d) thanking the audience
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) a preview of the points (c) facts and examples (d) the attention hook
  6. 6.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 50 (b) none at all (c) about 2 or 3 (d) about 20
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) facts and examples (c) the call to action (d) a story proving a point
  8. 8.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or thanking the audience? (a) a preview of the points (b) thanking the audience
  9. 9.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or a story proving a point? (a) thanking the audience (b) a story proving a point
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) reasons for your idea (c) facts and examples (d) a story proving a point
  11. 11.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) facts and examples (c) the attention hook (d) the call to action
  12. 12.🧱 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
  13. 13.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or introducing the topic? (a) the call to action (b) introducing the topic
  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 of these belongs in the body? (a) thanking the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) the attention hook (d) the main points
  16. 16.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  17. 17.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  18. 18.🧱 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
  19. 19.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) introducing the topic (c) reasons for your idea (d) the attention hook
  20. 20.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a summary of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) the attention hook (d) facts and examples
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) the attention hook (c) a preview of the points (d) thanking the audience
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) thanking the audience (c) the memorable last line (d) the call to action
  23. 23.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or greeting the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) greeting the audience
  24. 24.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or thanking the audience? (a) greeting the audience (b) thanking the audience
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  26. 26.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or a story proving a point? (a) a summary of the points (b) a story proving a point
  27. 27.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  28. 28.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or facts and examples? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples
  29. 29.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or a preview of the points? (a) the main points (b) a preview of the points
  31. 31.🧱 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
  32. 32.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) the main points (c) thanking the audience (d) a summary of the points
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) the attention hook (c) the memorable last line (d) introducing the topic
  35. 35.🧱 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
  36. 36.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, closing, body (b) closing, opening, body (c) opening, body, closing (d) body, closing, opening
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or a preview of the points? (a) a story proving a point (b) a preview of the points
  38. 38.🧱 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
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the call to action? (a) introducing the topic (b) the call to action
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) a summary of the points (d) greeting the audience

Answer key

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

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