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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 834 · 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 comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or a summary of the points? (a) greeting the audience (b) a summary of the points
  2. 2.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  3. 3.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the memorable last line (b) introducing the topic (c) a story proving a point (d) the attention hook
  4. 4.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) an example or a reason (b) a goodbye (c) nothing else (d) a new topic
  5. 5.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) facts and examples (b) the call to action (c) a summary of the points (d) the attention hook
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) a story proving a point (c) the call to action (d) a summary of the points
  7. 7.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  8. 8.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) a story proving a point (c) a summary of the points (d) the call to action
  9. 9.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
  10. 10.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or reasons for your idea? (a) a summary of the points (b) reasons for your idea
  11. 11.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  12. 12.🧱 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
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) the memorable last line (c) the main points (d) a summary of the points
  14. 14.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  15. 15.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or thanking the audience? (a) a preview of the points (b) thanking the audience
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) the call to action (c) a summary of the points (d) the memorable last line
  17. 17.🧱 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
  18. 18.🧱 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
  19. 19.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, closing, body (b) closing, opening, body (c) opening, body, closing (d) body, closing, opening
  20. 20.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a preview of the points (b) a summary of the points (c) the memorable last line (d) reasons for your idea
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) reasons for your idea (c) the memorable last line (d) a summary of the points
  22. 22.🧱 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
  23. 23.🧱 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
  24. 24.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 2 or 3 (b) none at all (c) about 20 (d) about 50
  25. 25.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  26. 26.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or a preview of the points? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a preview of the points
  27. 27.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the attention hook (c) the call to action (d) a preview of the points
  28. 28.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the call to action? (a) introducing the topic (b) the call to action
  29. 29.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  30. 30.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) thanking the audience (b) greeting the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) the main points
  31. 31.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the memorable last line? (a) facts and examples (b) the memorable last line
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) a preview of the points (c) a summary of the points (d) greeting the audience
  33. 33.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience (c) facts and examples (d) reasons for your idea
  35. 35.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) a story proving a point (c) thanking the audience (d) the attention hook
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the call to action? (a) the main points (b) the call to action
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) a story proving a point (c) the memorable last line (d) the main points
  38. 38.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) introducing the topic (c) the attention hook (d) a preview of the points
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or the call to action? (a) a story proving a point (b) the call to action

Answer key

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

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