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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 858 · 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: a story proving a point or a preview of the points? (a) a story proving a point (b) a preview of the points
  2. 2.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the call to action (b) the attention hook (c) introducing the topic (d) a preview of the points
  3. 3.🧱 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
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  5. 5.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  7. 7.🧱 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
  8. 8.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) introducing the topic (c) the main points (d) the attention hook
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) a preview of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) introducing the topic
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the attention hook (c) a preview of the points (d) greeting the audience
  11. 11.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a summary of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) reasons for your idea (d) the main points
  12. 12.🧱 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
  13. 13.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) an example or a reason (b) nothing else (c) a goodbye (d) a new topic
  14. 14.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or a story proving a point? (a) a preview of the points (b) a story proving a point
  15. 15.🧱 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
  16. 16.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or facts and examples? (a) greeting the audience (b) facts and examples
  17. 17.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or facts and examples? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples
  18. 18.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a story proving a point (c) greeting the audience (d) the main points
  20. 20.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) reasons for your idea (c) thanking the audience (d) the attention hook
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) greeting the audience (c) the attention hook (d) the call to action
  22. 22.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) facts and examples (c) the attention hook (d) a preview of the points
  23. 23.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the memorable last line? (a) greeting the audience (b) the memorable last line
  24. 24.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) the main points (d) the call to action
  26. 26.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or thanking the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience
  28. 28.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or a summary of the points? (a) the attention hook (b) a summary of the points
  29. 29.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or greeting the audience? (a) a summary of the points (b) greeting the audience
  30. 30.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) the memorable last line (c) the call to action (d) the attention hook
  31. 31.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the memorable last line? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line
  32. 32.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  33. 33.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or thanking the audience? (a) reasons for your idea (b) thanking the audience
  34. 34.🧱 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
  35. 35.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) thanking the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) reasons for your idea (d) facts and examples
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) a preview of the points (c) the memorable last line (d) greeting the audience
  37. 37.🧱 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
  38. 38.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) a summary of the points (c) introducing the topic (d) a story proving a point
  39. 39.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or greeting the audience? (a) reasons for your idea (b) greeting the audience

Answer key

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

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