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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 907 · 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) reasons for your idea (b) greeting the audience (c) the attention hook (d) introducing the topic
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) thanking the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) introducing the topic
  3. 3.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) an example or a reason (b) nothing else (c) a goodbye (d) a new topic
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) the call to action (c) thanking the audience (d) the memorable last line
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) the attention hook (c) a preview of the points (d) the main points
  6. 6.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a summary of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) facts and examples (d) the call to action
  7. 7.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or facts and examples? (a) greeting the audience (b) facts and examples
  8. 8.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  9. 9.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  10. 10.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or introducing the topic? (a) thanking the audience (b) introducing the topic
  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 of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) the call to action (c) facts and examples (d) greeting the audience
  13. 13.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  14. 14.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) reasons for your idea (c) facts and examples (d) introducing the topic
  16. 16.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or greeting the audience? (a) the memorable last line (b) greeting the audience
  17. 17.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or a summary of the points? (a) the main points (b) a summary of the points
  18. 18.🧱 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
  19. 19.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the attention hook? (a) the memorable last line (b) the attention hook
  20. 20.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the main points (b) a preview of the points (c) the attention hook (d) the call to action
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or facts and examples? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples
  22. 22.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or reasons for your idea? (a) the memorable last line (b) reasons for your idea
  23. 23.🧱 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
  24. 24.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 20 (b) none at all (c) about 50 (d) about 2 or 3
  25. 25.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) facts and examples (b) the call to action (c) reasons for your idea (d) a preview of the points
  26. 26.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) opening, body, closing (c) opening, closing, body (d) closing, opening, body
  27. 27.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  28. 28.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  29. 29.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) a story proving a point (c) facts and examples (d) a preview of the points
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or a story proving a point? (a) the memorable last line (b) a story proving a point
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) greeting the audience (c) the attention hook (d) the memorable last line
  32. 32.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  33. 33.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  34. 34.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) the attention hook (c) reasons for your idea (d) a story proving a point
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or a story proving a point? (a) thanking the audience (b) a story proving a point
  36. 36.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) a preview of the points (c) facts and examples (d) the memorable last line
  37. 37.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points (c) introducing the topic (d) reasons for your idea
  38. 38.🧱 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
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or thanking the audience? (a) reasons for your idea (b) thanking the audience
  40. 40.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) thanking the audience (b) the attention hook (c) a preview of the points (d) greeting the audience

Answer key

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

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