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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 702 · 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 attention hook (b) a preview of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) the call to action
  2. 2.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a goodbye (b) an example or a reason (c) a new topic (d) nothing else
  3. 3.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  4. 4.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) closing, opening, body (b) opening, closing, body (c) body, closing, opening (d) opening, body, closing
  5. 5.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) introducing the topic (b) thanking the audience (c) the main points (d) facts and examples
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  7. 7.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or introducing the topic? (a) the memorable last line (b) introducing the topic
  8. 8.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or the main points? (a) a summary of the points (b) the main points
  9. 9.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  10. 10.🔍 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
  11. 11.🧱 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
  12. 12.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) a preview of the points (c) the call to action (d) a summary of the points
  13. 13.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the memorable last line? (a) facts and examples (b) the memorable last line
  14. 14.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a preview of the points (b) a story proving a point (c) the attention hook (d) thanking the audience
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) a preview of the points (c) facts and examples (d) the main points
  16. 16.🧱 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
  17. 17.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or introducing the topic? (a) thanking the audience (b) introducing the topic
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) the attention hook (c) a preview of the points (d) greeting the audience
  19. 19.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) thanking the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) facts and examples (d) a preview of the points
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) a story proving a point (c) reasons for your idea (d) the attention hook
  21. 21.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  22. 22.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or thanking the audience? (a) the attention hook (b) thanking the audience
  23. 23.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or introducing the topic? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic
  24. 24.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) the attention hook (c) thanking the audience (d) a story proving a point
  25. 25.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or the call to action? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the call to action
  26. 26.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the main points? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) reasons for your idea (c) the attention hook (d) introducing the topic
  28. 28.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the attention hook? (a) the main points (b) the attention hook
  29. 29.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) the call to action (c) the memorable last line (d) the main points
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or thanking the audience? (a) reasons for your idea (b) thanking the audience
  31. 31.🧱 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
  32. 32.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  33. 33.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or greeting the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) greeting the audience
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) reasons for your idea (c) a story proving a point (d) a summary of the points
  35. 35.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) greeting the audience (b) facts and examples (c) the call to action (d) the main points
  36. 36.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples (c) the call to action (d) a summary of the points
  38. 38.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the attention hook (c) facts and examples (d) the memorable last line
  39. 39.🧱 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
  40. 40.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) reasons for your idea (c) a preview of the points (d) the call to action

Answer key

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

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