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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 726 · 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) a story proving a point (b) the attention hook (c) reasons for your idea (d) the main points
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the attention hook (c) greeting the audience (d) introducing the topic
  3. 3.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  4. 4.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) closing, opening, body (c) opening, body, closing (d) opening, closing, body
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) thanking the audience (d) the call to action
  6. 6.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 2 or 3 (b) none at all (c) about 50 (d) about 20
  7. 7.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or facts and examples? (a) the memorable last line (b) facts and examples
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) the memorable last line (d) the attention hook
  9. 9.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  10. 10.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or thanking the audience? (a) reasons for your idea (b) thanking the audience
  11. 11.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a new topic (b) nothing else (c) an example or a reason (d) a goodbye
  12. 12.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience (c) the call to action (d) introducing the topic
  13. 13.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  14. 14.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) introducing the topic (d) facts and examples
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) facts and examples (c) a story proving a point (d) the call to action
  16. 16.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  17. 17.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the memorable last line? (a) greeting the audience (b) the memorable last line
  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.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  20. 20.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the main points (c) the call to action (d) greeting the audience
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or the memorable last line? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the memorable last line
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the call to action (c) the memorable last line (d) a summary of the points
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) the attention hook (c) a preview of the points (d) introducing the topic
  24. 24.🧱 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
  25. 25.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience (c) a story proving a point (d) introducing the topic
  26. 26.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the main points? (a) introducing the topic (b) the main points
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) greeting the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) a preview of the points
  28. 28.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) the call to action (c) a story proving a point (d) a preview of the points
  29. 29.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  30. 30.🧱 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
  31. 31.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or introducing the topic? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the main points? (a) the call to action (b) the main points
  33. 33.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or the call to action? (a) the attention hook (b) the call to action
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the main points? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points
  35. 35.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  36. 36.🧱 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
  37. 37.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) the memorable last line (c) greeting the audience (d) the main points
  38. 38.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) introducing the topic (c) the main points (d) reasons for your idea
  39. 39.🧱 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
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or a summary of the points? (a) the main points (b) a summary of the points

Answer key

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

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