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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 761 · 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 call to action (c) the memorable last line (d) thanking the audience
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) the attention hook (c) a summary of the points (d) greeting the audience
  3. 3.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or a story proving a point? (a) the attention hook (b) a story proving a point
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) greeting the audience (c) the attention hook (d) a story proving a point
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) reasons for your idea (c) introducing the topic (d) greeting the audience
  6. 6.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) greeting the audience (c) the memorable last line (d) facts and examples
  7. 7.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  8. 8.🧱 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
  9. 9.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) a preview of the points (d) reasons for your idea
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) a summary of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) the memorable last line
  12. 12.🧱 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
  13. 13.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the attention hook? (a) the main points (b) the attention hook
  14. 14.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 20 (b) about 50 (c) none at all (d) about 2 or 3
  15. 15.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples (c) a summary of the points (d) introducing the topic
  16. 16.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) a summary of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) the main points
  17. 17.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a goodbye (b) nothing else (c) an example or a reason (d) a new topic
  18. 18.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) a preview of the points (c) facts and examples (d) the memorable last line
  19. 19.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  20. 20.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  21. 21.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  22. 22.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  23. 23.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  24. 24.🧱 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
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) the main points (c) facts and examples (d) introducing the topic
  26. 26.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points (c) reasons for your idea (d) greeting the audience
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or a summary of the points? (a) greeting the audience (b) a summary of the points
  28. 28.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) facts and examples (b) a story proving a point (c) the main points (d) the memorable last line
  29. 29.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) the call to action (c) facts and examples (d) a preview of the points
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) facts and examples (c) the memorable last line (d) a story proving a point
  31. 31.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the attention hook (b) facts and examples (c) a summary of the points (d) the call to action
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the call to action? (a) facts and examples (b) the call to action
  33. 33.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) closing, opening, body (b) opening, body, closing (c) body, closing, opening (d) opening, closing, body
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or facts and examples? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) facts and examples (c) a story proving a point (d) a preview of the points
  36. 36.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  37. 37.🧱 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
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the memorable last line? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line
  39. 39.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) thanking the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) introducing the topic (d) a story proving a point
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or greeting the audience? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience

Answer key

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

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