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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 703 · 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 of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) the call to action (c) facts and examples (d) a preview of the points
  2. 2.🧱 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
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) facts and examples (c) the main points (d) greeting the audience
  4. 4.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) an example or a reason (c) a new topic (d) a goodbye
  5. 5.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) thanking the audience (b) reasons for your idea (c) the attention hook (d) greeting the audience
  6. 6.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or introducing the topic? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic
  7. 7.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  8. 8.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  9. 9.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 20 (b) none at all (c) about 50 (d) about 2 or 3
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) a preview of the points (d) the call to action
  11. 11.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) the call to action (c) the attention hook (d) greeting the audience
  12. 12.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or greeting the audience? (a) a story proving a point (b) greeting the audience
  13. 13.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  14. 14.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) the memorable last line (c) a preview of the points (d) introducing the topic
  16. 16.🧱 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
  17. 17.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) facts and examples (c) the memorable last line (d) a story proving a point
  18. 18.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a summary of the points (b) a story proving a point (c) the attention hook (d) the memorable last line
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) the attention hook (c) greeting the audience (d) introducing the topic
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) the call to action (d) facts and examples
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or a summary of the points? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a summary of the points
  22. 22.🧱 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
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) the attention hook
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) the memorable last line (c) thanking the audience (d) the call to action
  25. 25.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the memorable last line? (a) introducing the topic (b) the memorable last line
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) facts and examples (c) thanking the audience (d) a story proving a point
  27. 27.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  28. 28.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) the main points (c) facts and examples (d) introducing the topic
  29. 29.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the main points? (a) the call to action (b) the main points
  31. 31.🧱 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
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) introducing the topic (d) the call to action
  33. 33.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) a story proving a point (c) a summary of the points (d) a preview of the points
  34. 34.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or greeting the audience? (a) thanking the audience (b) greeting the audience
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or a summary of the points? (a) greeting the audience (b) a summary of the points
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) the call to action (d) a preview of the points
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or greeting the audience? (a) a summary of the points (b) greeting the audience
  39. 39.🧱 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
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or a summary of the points? (a) a preview of the points (b) a summary of the points

Answer key

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

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