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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 76 · 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) the main points (c) introducing the topic (d) greeting the audience
  2. 2.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) closing, opening, body (b) opening, body, closing (c) opening, closing, body (d) body, closing, opening
  3. 3.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or reasons for your idea? (a) the memorable last line (b) reasons for your idea
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  5. 5.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook (c) reasons for your idea (d) the memorable last line
  6. 6.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the main points? (a) the call to action (b) the main points
  7. 7.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or introducing the topic? (a) the memorable last line (b) introducing the topic
  8. 8.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 20 (b) about 2 or 3 (c) none at all (d) about 50
  9. 9.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  10. 10.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) a summary of the points (c) introducing the topic (d) a story proving a point
  11. 11.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) reasons for your idea (c) facts and examples (d) greeting the audience
  12. 12.🧱 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
  13. 13.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  14. 14.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  15. 15.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the main points? (a) introducing the topic (b) the main points
  16. 16.🧱 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
  17. 17.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or the main points? (a) a preview of the points (b) the main points
  18. 18.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a goodbye (b) a new topic (c) an example or a reason (d) nothing else
  19. 19.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  20. 20.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  21. 21.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the attention hook (b) thanking the audience (c) greeting the audience (d) reasons for your idea
  22. 22.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the main points? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points
  23. 23.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) introducing the topic (b) a preview of the points (c) reasons for your idea (d) a summary of the points
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the call to action (c) introducing the topic (d) thanking the audience
  25. 25.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or greeting the audience? (a) the call to action (b) greeting the audience
  26. 26.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) facts and examples (c) the attention hook (d) the memorable last line
  27. 27.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  28. 28.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  29. 29.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a preview of the points (b) the call to action (c) the main points (d) thanking the audience
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or greeting the audience? (a) the memorable last line (b) greeting the audience
  31. 31.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a story proving a point (b) facts and examples (c) the call to action (d) greeting the audience
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) a preview of the points (d) the memorable last line
  33. 33.🧱 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
  34. 34.🧱 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
  35. 35.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or the memorable last line? (a) the attention hook (b) the memorable last line
  37. 37.🧱 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
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) the attention hook (c) a summary of the points (d) greeting the audience
  39. 39.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or introducing the topic? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic

Answer key

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

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