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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 921 · 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 call to action or the attention hook? (a) the call to action (b) the attention hook
  2. 2.🧱 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
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) the call to action (c) thanking the audience (d) facts and examples
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) introducing the topic (c) thanking the audience (d) greeting the audience
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the attention hook (c) greeting the audience (d) a preview of the points
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  7. 7.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) thanking the audience (b) reasons for your idea (c) the memorable last line (d) greeting the audience
  8. 8.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook (c) reasons for your idea (d) a story proving a point
  9. 9.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or thanking the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience
  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.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) thanking the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) the call to action
  12. 12.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or thanking the audience? (a) greeting the audience (b) thanking the audience
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) the attention hook (c) introducing the topic (d) a preview of the points
  14. 14.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  15. 15.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  16. 16.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a goodbye (b) a new topic (c) an example or a reason (d) nothing else
  17. 17.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) the attention hook (c) the memorable last line (d) introducing the topic
  19. 19.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the attention hook? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook
  20. 20.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) introducing the topic (b) the main points (c) a summary of the points (d) the attention hook
  21. 21.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) the call to action (c) the main points (d) a preview of the points
  22. 22.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  23. 23.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 50 (b) none at all (c) about 20 (d) about 2 or 3
  24. 24.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or facts and examples? (a) the memorable last line (b) facts and examples
  25. 25.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or the main points? (a) the attention hook (b) the main points
  26. 26.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) opening, closing, body (c) opening, body, closing (d) closing, opening, body
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the main points? (a) introducing the topic (b) the main points
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) a preview of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) a summary of the points
  29. 29.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or a preview of the points? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a preview of the points
  31. 31.🧱 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
  32. 32.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a preview of the points (b) reasons for your idea (c) a story proving a point (d) facts and examples
  33. 33.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points (c) the attention hook (d) a summary of the points
  34. 34.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) facts and examples (b) the main points (c) reasons for your idea (d) thanking the audience
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or a story proving a point? (a) the call to action (b) a story proving a point
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the attention hook? (a) the memorable last line (b) the attention hook
  37. 37.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  38. 38.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) a preview of the points (c) reasons for your idea (d) greeting the audience
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the main points? (a) the call to action (b) the main points

Answer key

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

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