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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 923 · 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) a story proving a point (b) the call to action (c) a preview of the points (d) reasons for your idea
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) reasons for your idea (c) a preview of the points (d) greeting the audience
  3. 3.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a preview of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) facts and examples (d) the attention hook
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) facts and examples (c) a story proving a point (d) greeting the audience
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) a preview of the points (c) the attention hook (d) a story proving a point
  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 opening? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience (c) the call to action (d) the memorable last line
  8. 8.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  9. 9.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  11. 11.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  12. 12.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) an example or a reason (b) a new topic (c) a goodbye (d) nothing else
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) the attention hook (d) a summary of the points
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) a story proving a point (c) the main points (d) facts and examples
  15. 15.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or introducing the topic? (a) thanking the audience (b) introducing the topic
  16. 16.🧱 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
  17. 17.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  18. 18.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or the memorable last line? (a) the attention hook (b) the memorable last line
  19. 19.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or reasons for your idea? (a) a summary of the points (b) reasons for your idea
  20. 20.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) the memorable last line (c) a summary of the points (d) introducing the topic
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or a preview of the points? (a) a story proving a point (b) a preview of the points
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) greeting the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) the memorable last line
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) introducing the topic (d) the call to action
  24. 24.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) the call to action (c) the main points (d) facts and examples
  26. 26.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or facts and examples? (a) a preview of the points (b) facts and examples
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or reasons for your idea? (a) introducing the topic (b) reasons for your idea
  28. 28.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or the main points? (a) a preview of the points (b) the main points
  29. 29.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) the memorable last line (c) a preview of the points (d) a story proving a point
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) a summary of the points (d) the call to action
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples (c) reasons for your idea (d) the main points
  32. 32.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) reasons for your idea (c) greeting the audience (d) a summary of the points
  33. 33.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  34. 34.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) thanking the audience (b) the attention hook (c) the main points (d) greeting the audience
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or the attention hook? (a) thanking the audience (b) the attention hook
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) a summary of the points (d) the main points
  37. 37.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, closing, body (b) opening, body, closing (c) closing, opening, body (d) body, closing, opening
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or the attention hook? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the attention hook
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) a summary of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) facts and examples
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the memorable last line? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line

Answer key

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

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