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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 707 · 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 memorable last line? (a) the attention hook (b) the memorable last line
  2. 2.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 20 (b) about 50 (c) about 2 or 3 (d) none at all
  3. 3.🧱 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
  4. 4.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic (c) the call to action (d) reasons for your idea
  5. 5.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  7. 7.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) opening, closing, body (c) closing, opening, body (d) opening, body, closing
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) introducing the topic (c) a preview of the points (d) the main points
  9. 9.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  10. 10.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the memorable last line (b) introducing the topic (c) facts and examples (d) reasons for your idea
  11. 11.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) thanking the audience (b) the call to action (c) a summary of the points (d) facts and examples
  12. 12.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) introducing the topic (b) reasons for your idea (c) a summary of the points (d) the memorable last line
  13. 13.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  14. 14.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  15. 15.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a goodbye (b) nothing else (c) an example or a reason (d) a new topic
  16. 16.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) thanking the audience (c) the memorable last line (d) reasons for your idea
  18. 18.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  19. 19.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a preview of the points (b) facts and examples (c) thanking the audience (d) reasons for your idea
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) the call to action (d) the memorable last line
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) the attention hook (c) the call to action (d) greeting the audience
  22. 22.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) the attention hook (c) thanking the audience (d) introducing the topic
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) introducing the topic (c) facts and examples (d) the main points
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) introducing the topic (c) greeting the audience (d) the attention hook
  25. 25.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the attention hook? (a) the call to action (b) the attention hook
  26. 26.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or reasons for your idea? (a) introducing the topic (b) reasons for your idea
  27. 27.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) the memorable last line (c) the main points (d) greeting the audience
  28. 28.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  29. 29.🧱 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
  30. 30.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic (c) a summary of the points (d) the attention hook
  31. 31.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or greeting the audience? (a) the memorable last line (b) greeting the audience
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) thanking the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) a summary of the points
  33. 33.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or thanking the audience? (a) reasons for your idea (b) thanking the audience
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the call to action? (a) introducing the topic (b) the call to action
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or thanking the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or reasons for your idea? (a) the attention hook (b) reasons for your idea
  37. 37.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or facts and examples? (a) a summary of the points (b) facts and examples
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or greeting the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) greeting the audience
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or facts and examples? (a) a preview of the points (b) facts and examples

Answer key

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

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