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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 730 · 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) introducing the topic (c) greeting the audience (d) a story proving a point
  2. 2.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) thanking the audience (c) a story proving a point (d) facts and examples
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) the attention hook (d) the main points
  5. 5.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  7. 7.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) none at all (b) about 20 (c) about 50 (d) about 2 or 3
  8. 8.🧱 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
  9. 9.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or facts and examples? (a) greeting the audience (b) facts and examples
  10. 10.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or reasons for your idea? (a) introducing the topic (b) reasons for your idea
  11. 11.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  12. 12.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  13. 13.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or a story proving a point? (a) the memorable last line (b) a story proving a point
  14. 14.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) a summary of the points (c) the main points (d) introducing the topic
  15. 15.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) the main points (c) greeting the audience (d) thanking the audience
  16. 16.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the main points (c) the call to action (d) greeting the audience
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) facts and examples (c) a summary of the points (d) the call to action
  18. 18.🧱 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
  19. 19.🧱 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
  20. 20.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a summary of the points (c) the call to action (d) greeting the audience
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) a preview of the points (c) a summary of the points (d) thanking the audience
  22. 22.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  23. 23.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the main points (c) facts and examples (d) greeting the audience
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  26. 26.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a preview of the points (b) the call to action (c) the main points (d) reasons for your idea
  27. 27.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) the attention hook (d) reasons for your idea
  29. 29.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  30. 30.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a preview of the points (b) a summary of the points (c) reasons for your idea (d) the memorable last line
  31. 31.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) the memorable last line (c) facts and examples (d) a summary of the points
  32. 32.🧱 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
  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.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a new topic (b) an example or a reason (c) a goodbye (d) nothing else
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the attention hook (c) facts and examples (d) a story proving a point
  36. 36.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) opening, body, closing (c) closing, opening, body (d) opening, closing, body
  37. 37.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) reasons for your idea (c) facts and examples (d) a summary of the points
  39. 39.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) an example or a reason (b) nothing else (c) a goodbye (d) a new topic
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) the attention hook (c) introducing the topic (d) the call to action

Answer key

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

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