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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 998 · 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: introducing the topic or the memorable last line? (a) introducing the topic (b) the memorable last line
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) a story proving a point (d) introducing the topic
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) introducing the topic (d) the attention hook
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) reasons for your idea (c) a summary of the points (d) facts and examples
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) greeting the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) reasons for your idea
  8. 8.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) the main points (c) greeting the audience (d) thanking the audience
  9. 9.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) the call to action (c) thanking the audience (d) introducing the topic
  11. 11.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the call to action (b) reasons for your idea (c) the attention hook (d) the main points
  12. 12.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  13. 13.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
  14. 14.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  15. 15.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) reasons for your idea (c) the memorable last line (d) a summary of the points
  16. 16.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  17. 17.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or facts and examples? (a) the memorable last line (b) facts and examples
  18. 18.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or introducing the topic? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic
  19. 19.🧱 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
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) greeting the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) a preview of the points
  21. 21.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  22. 22.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the attention hook? (a) the memorable last line (b) the attention hook
  23. 23.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) a goodbye (c) a new topic (d) an example or a reason
  24. 24.🧱 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
  25. 25.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) opening, body, closing (c) closing, opening, body (d) opening, closing, body
  26. 26.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the attention hook (b) facts and examples (c) the memorable last line (d) the main points
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or the main points? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points
  28. 28.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) reasons for your idea (c) introducing the topic (d) the memorable last line
  29. 29.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the memorable last line? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) introducing the topic (c) greeting the audience (d) the attention hook
  32. 32.🧱 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
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) reasons for your idea (c) a story proving a point (d) thanking the audience
  34. 34.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  35. 35.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) the main points (c) thanking the audience (d) a preview of the points
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the attention hook? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook
  37. 37.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) a story proving a point (c) greeting the audience (d) the main points
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) reasons for your idea (c) a preview of the points (d) a story proving a point
  40. 40.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) none at all (b) about 20 (c) about 2 or 3 (d) about 50

Answer key

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

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