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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 908 · 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 of these belongs in the opening? (a) greeting the audience (b) thanking the audience (c) the main points (d) facts and examples
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) a story proving a point (d) greeting the audience
  3. 3.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) the attention hook (c) the main points (d) reasons for your idea
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  5. 5.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the memorable last line (b) a preview of the points (c) the attention hook (d) a story proving a point
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the attention hook (c) facts and examples (d) a story proving a point
  7. 7.🧱 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
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) reasons for your idea (d) the attention hook
  9. 9.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the call to action? (a) facts and examples (b) the call to action
  10. 10.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the main points? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points
  11. 11.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 2 or 3 (b) about 50 (c) about 20 (d) none at all
  12. 12.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the memorable last line? (a) facts and examples (b) the memorable last line
  13. 13.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) introducing the topic (d) greeting the audience
  14. 14.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) closing, opening, body (b) opening, body, closing (c) body, closing, opening (d) opening, closing, body
  15. 15.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or the memorable last line? (a) the attention hook (b) the memorable last line
  16. 16.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the call to action? (a) greeting the audience (b) the call to action
  17. 17.🧱 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
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) reasons for your idea (c) facts and examples (d) a story proving a point
  19. 19.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook (c) the main points (d) a summary of the points
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) greeting the audience (c) facts and examples (d) a preview of the points
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) reasons for your idea (c) the main points (d) greeting the audience
  22. 22.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  23. 23.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  24. 24.🧱 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
  25. 25.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) thanking the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  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 of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) a summary of the points
  28. 28.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  29. 29.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or a summary of the points? (a) facts and examples (b) a summary of the points
  30. 30.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  31. 31.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line (c) thanking the audience (d) a summary of the points
  33. 33.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  34. 34.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the call to action (b) introducing the topic (c) greeting the audience (d) reasons for your idea
  35. 35.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or introducing the topic? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic
  37. 37.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the main points? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or greeting the audience? (a) thanking the audience (b) greeting the audience
  40. 40.🧱 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

Answer key

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

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