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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 877 · 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) a summary of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) the main points (d) the call to action
  2. 2.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) greeting the audience (c) facts and examples (d) the memorable last line
  3. 3.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  4. 4.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or the memorable last line? (a) the attention hook (b) the memorable last line
  5. 5.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) the attention hook (d) reasons for your idea
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  7. 7.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  8. 8.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or the main points? (a) the attention hook (b) the main points
  9. 9.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, body, closing (b) opening, closing, body (c) closing, opening, body (d) body, closing, opening
  10. 10.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or reasons for your idea? (a) introducing the topic (b) reasons for your idea
  11. 11.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  12. 12.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or the call to action? (a) a preview of the points (b) the call to action
  13. 13.🧱 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
  14. 14.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) thanking the audience (c) greeting the audience (d) introducing the topic
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook (c) a preview of the points (d) introducing the topic
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) the attention hook (d) reasons for your idea
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) reasons for your idea (c) a story proving a point (d) the attention hook
  19. 19.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) none at all (b) about 20 (c) about 50 (d) about 2 or 3
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the attention hook (c) the call to action (d) introducing the topic
  21. 21.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  22. 22.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or the main points? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points
  23. 23.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) a story proving a point (d) the main points
  24. 24.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  25. 25.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or thanking the audience? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience
  26. 26.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook (c) a story proving a point (d) the main points
  27. 27.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) the attention hook (c) the main points (d) thanking the audience
  28. 28.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a story proving a point (b) the attention hook (c) the memorable last line (d) a preview of the points
  29. 29.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) the attention hook (c) the call to action (d) greeting the audience
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) thanking the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  31. 31.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the main points? (a) the call to action (b) the main points
  32. 32.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a goodbye (b) a new topic (c) an example or a reason (d) nothing else
  33. 33.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  34. 34.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  35. 35.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) thanking the audience (c) a story proving a point (d) introducing the topic
  36. 36.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) a story proving a point (c) facts and examples (d) reasons for your idea
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) greeting the audience (c) the memorable last line (d) the call to action
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or introducing the topic? (a) reasons for your idea (b) introducing the topic
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or facts and examples? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples

Answer key

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

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