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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 863 · 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 reasons for your idea? (a) the attention hook (b) reasons for your idea
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) reasons for your idea (d) the call to action
  3. 3.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  4. 4.🧱 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
  5. 5.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) reasons for your idea (c) a preview of the points (d) the memorable last line
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  7. 7.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  8. 8.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) reasons for your idea (b) thanking the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) the call to action
  9. 9.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 2 or 3 (b) about 20 (c) none at all (d) about 50
  10. 10.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) a story proving a point (c) facts and examples (d) the call to action
  11. 11.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) an example or a reason (b) a goodbye (c) a new topic (d) nothing else
  12. 12.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  13. 13.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) the main points (d) reasons for your idea
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) introducing the topic (c) a preview of the points (d) the memorable last line
  15. 15.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  16. 16.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) thanking the audience (b) the attention hook (c) a story proving a point (d) facts and examples
  17. 17.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  18. 18.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  19. 19.🧱 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
  20. 20.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or facts and examples? (a) a summary of the points (b) facts and examples
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) a story proving a point (d) the memorable last line
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) facts and examples (c) the attention hook (d) reasons for your idea
  23. 23.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or thanking the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience
  24. 24.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or the main points? (a) the attention hook (b) the main points
  25. 25.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the memorable last line (b) facts and examples (c) introducing the topic (d) the main points
  26. 26.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, body, closing (b) closing, opening, body (c) opening, closing, body (d) body, closing, opening
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) reasons for your idea (c) a summary of the points (d) the main points
  28. 28.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  29. 29.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or greeting the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) greeting the audience
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or the memorable last line? (a) the attention hook (b) the memorable last line
  31. 31.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) thanking the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  32. 32.🧱 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
  33. 33.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a summary of the points (b) the attention hook (c) the memorable last line (d) facts and examples
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) facts and examples (c) thanking the audience (d) the memorable last line
  35. 35.🧱 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
  36. 36.🧱 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
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or the attention hook? (a) thanking the audience (b) the attention hook
  38. 38.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) the attention hook (c) the main points (d) a story proving a point
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or the memorable last line? (a) a story proving a point (b) the memorable last line
  40. 40.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body

Answer key

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

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