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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 848 · 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: the attention hook or thanking the audience? (a) the attention hook (b) thanking the audience
  2. 2.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or facts and examples? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) the call to action (c) the attention hook (d) greeting the audience
  4. 4.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or introducing the topic? (a) facts and examples (b) introducing the topic
  5. 5.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) facts and examples (c) a summary of the points (d) the attention hook
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) reasons for your idea (c) a story proving a point (d) thanking the audience
  8. 8.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points (c) the memorable last line (d) the attention hook
  9. 9.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a new topic (b) an example or a reason (c) a goodbye (d) nothing else
  10. 10.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a preview of the points (b) reasons for your idea (c) greeting the audience (d) the attention hook
  11. 11.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) a story proving a point
  12. 12.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, closing, body (b) body, closing, opening (c) closing, opening, body (d) opening, body, closing
  13. 13.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or the main points? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points
  14. 14.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  15. 15.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or thanking the audience? (a) a story proving a point (b) thanking the audience
  16. 16.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or a preview of the points? (a) thanking the audience (b) a preview of the points
  17. 17.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  18. 18.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or facts and examples? (a) greeting the audience (b) facts and examples
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) reasons for your idea (c) the memorable last line (d) a story proving a point
  20. 20.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a story proving a point (b) the memorable last line (c) greeting the audience (d) a preview of the points
  21. 21.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) none at all (b) about 50 (c) about 20 (d) about 2 or 3
  22. 22.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) the call to action (d) the attention hook
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  26. 26.🧱 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
  27. 27.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a preview of the points (b) reasons for your idea (c) a summary of the points (d) the memorable last line
  28. 28.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  29. 29.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points (c) facts and examples (d) reasons for your idea
  31. 31.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the main points? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points
  33. 33.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or reasons for your idea? (a) the call to action (b) reasons for your idea
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the main points? (a) the call to action (b) the main points
  36. 36.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) a story proving a point (c) facts and examples (d) thanking the audience
  37. 37.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) introducing the topic (b) a story proving a point (c) the call to action (d) the main points
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or facts and examples? (a) the memorable last line (b) facts and examples
  39. 39.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) thanking the audience (c) the main points (d) the call to action

Answer key

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

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