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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 936 · 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 attention hook (b) introducing the topic (c) greeting the audience (d) a story proving a point
  2. 2.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the call to action? (a) the main points (b) the call to action
  3. 3.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or thanking the audience? (a) introducing the topic (b) thanking the audience
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  5. 5.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) the attention hook (c) reasons for your idea (d) thanking the audience
  6. 6.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or a summary of the points? (a) introducing the topic (b) a summary of the points
  7. 7.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  8. 8.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or greeting the audience? (a) a summary of the points (b) greeting the audience
  9. 9.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) the call to action (c) the main points (d) greeting the audience
  10. 10.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a new topic (b) an example or a reason (c) nothing else (d) a goodbye
  11. 11.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) closing, opening, body (b) opening, closing, body (c) opening, body, closing (d) body, closing, opening
  12. 12.🧱 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
  13. 13.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or a preview of the points? (a) the memorable last line (b) a preview of the points
  14. 14.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the main points? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) greeting the audience (c) the attention hook (d) a preview of the points
  16. 16.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or facts and examples? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples
  17. 17.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples (c) greeting the audience (d) a summary of the points
  18. 18.🧱 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
  19. 19.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  20. 20.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) greeting the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) the attention hook
  22. 22.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) the main points (d) a story proving a point
  23. 23.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or thanking the audience? (a) the attention hook (b) thanking the audience
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) greeting the audience (c) the memorable last line (d) the attention hook
  25. 25.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) the main points (c) the attention hook (d) the call to action
  26. 26.🧱 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
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) a summary of the points (d) the call to action
  28. 28.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or reasons for your idea? (a) a preview of the points (b) reasons for your idea
  29. 29.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or greeting the audience? (a) the call to action (b) greeting the audience
  30. 30.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) facts and examples (b) introducing the topic (c) the memorable last line (d) reasons for your idea
  31. 31.🧱 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
  32. 32.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 50 (b) about 2 or 3 (c) about 20 (d) none at all
  33. 33.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or thanking the audience? (a) a preview of the points (b) thanking the audience
  34. 34.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) the call to action (c) the attention hook (d) a preview of the points
  36. 36.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the attention hook (b) facts and examples (c) a summary of the points (d) reasons for your idea
  37. 37.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  38. 38.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  39. 39.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) reasons for your idea (c) a summary of the points (d) introducing the topic
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) facts and examples (c) thanking the audience (d) the main points

Answer key

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

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