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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 736 · 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) greeting the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) the attention hook (d) a preview of the points
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) a story proving a point (c) the main points (d) reasons for your idea
  3. 3.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) greeting the audience (c) the main points (d) a summary of the points
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) a preview of the points (c) the attention hook (d) greeting the audience
  5. 5.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) the memorable last line (c) a story proving a point (d) thanking the audience
  6. 6.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) introducing the topic (b) a story proving a point (c) facts and examples (d) the main points
  7. 7.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) closing, opening, body (c) opening, closing, body (d) opening, body, closing
  8. 8.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a preview of the points (b) the call to action (c) thanking the audience (d) the main points
  9. 9.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or thanking the audience? (a) the attention hook (b) thanking the audience
  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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) the call to action (d) a story proving a point
  12. 12.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a goodbye (b) nothing else (c) an example or a reason (d) a new topic
  13. 13.🧱 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
  14. 14.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  15. 15.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  16. 16.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  17. 17.🧱 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
  18. 18.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  19. 19.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  20. 20.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or a story proving a point? (a) introducing the topic (b) a story proving a point
  21. 21.🧱 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
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points (c) a preview of the points (d) introducing the topic
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) thanking the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) a preview of the points
  24. 24.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) greeting the audience (c) facts and examples (d) a preview of the points
  26. 26.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) a summary of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) facts and examples
  27. 27.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) a summary of the points (c) introducing the topic (d) the attention hook
  28. 28.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the main points? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points
  29. 29.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 50 (b) none at all (c) about 20 (d) about 2 or 3
  30. 30.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the attention hook (c) greeting the audience (d) a summary of the points
  31. 31.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  32. 32.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the attention hook (c) the call to action (d) the memorable last line
  34. 34.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a story proving a point (b) thanking the audience (c) reasons for your idea (d) a preview of the points
  35. 35.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) thanking the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) introducing the topic
  37. 37.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or a preview of the points? (a) the main points (b) a preview of the points
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the attention hook? (a) the call to action (b) the attention hook
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the memorable last line? (a) facts and examples (b) the memorable last line

Answer key

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

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