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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 882 · 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) the memorable last line (b) the call to action (c) thanking the audience (d) a story proving a point
  2. 2.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) thanking the audience (c) the attention hook (d) the main points
  3. 3.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a preview of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) facts and examples (d) the call to action
  4. 4.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or introducing the topic? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic
  5. 5.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or the attention hook? (a) a story proving a point (b) the attention hook
  6. 6.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) introducing the topic (c) reasons for your idea (d) a summary of the points
  7. 7.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  8. 8.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) a preview of the points (d) the main points
  9. 9.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the attention hook? (a) the call to action (b) the attention hook
  10. 10.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the memorable last line? (a) facts and examples (b) the memorable last line
  11. 11.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) greeting the audience (c) facts and examples (d) a story proving a point
  12. 12.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or facts and examples? (a) greeting the audience (b) facts and examples
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) the main points (c) a story proving a point (d) facts and examples
  14. 14.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) a story proving a point (c) the memorable last line (d) the attention hook
  15. 15.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or a preview of the points? (a) the main points (b) a preview of the points
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) a preview of the points (c) the main points (d) reasons for your idea
  17. 17.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  18. 18.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) the attention hook (c) reasons for your idea (d) a story proving a point
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) the main points (c) thanking the audience (d) reasons for your idea
  20. 20.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, closing, body (b) closing, opening, body (c) opening, body, closing (d) body, closing, opening
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the memorable last line? (a) introducing the topic (b) the memorable last line
  22. 22.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the attention hook (c) greeting the audience (d) introducing the topic
  24. 24.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or the call to action? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the call to action
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  26. 26.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 2 or 3 (b) about 20 (c) about 50 (d) none at all
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or introducing the topic? (a) reasons for your idea (b) introducing the topic
  28. 28.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  29. 29.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  30. 30.🧱 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
  31. 31.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or introducing the topic? (a) the memorable last line (b) introducing the topic
  32. 32.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) introducing the topic (b) reasons for your idea (c) the memorable last line (d) a preview of the points
  33. 33.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) a story proving a point (c) introducing the topic (d) reasons for your idea
  35. 35.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) facts and examples (c) the call to action (d) reasons for your idea
  36. 36.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) an example or a reason (b) a new topic (c) a goodbye (d) nothing else
  37. 37.🧱 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
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) a story proving a point (c) reasons for your idea (d) the main points
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or introducing the topic? (a) a summary of the points (b) introducing the topic
  40. 40.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points (c) thanking the audience (d) introducing the topic

Answer key

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

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