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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 10 · 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.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) the attention hook (d) a story proving a point
  3. 3.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or greeting the audience? (a) the memorable last line (b) greeting the audience
  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 is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) the memorable last line (c) the main points (d) reasons for your idea
  6. 6.🧱 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
  7. 7.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  8. 8.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the call to action (b) the attention hook (c) a preview of the points (d) the main points
  9. 9.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) greeting the audience (c) the call to action (d) the main points
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) greeting the audience (c) reasons for your idea (d) a preview of the points
  11. 11.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the call to action? (a) greeting the audience (b) the call to action
  12. 12.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  13. 13.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or a summary of the points? (a) the attention hook (b) a summary of the points
  14. 14.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or a story proving a point? (a) a preview of the points (b) a story proving a point
  15. 15.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  16. 16.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  17. 17.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) reasons for your idea (b) thanking the audience (c) facts and examples (d) a story proving a point
  18. 18.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a story proving a point (c) facts and examples (d) a summary of the points
  19. 19.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (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 closing (c) the body
  21. 21.🧱 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
  22. 22.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the memorable last line? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line
  23. 23.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or thanking the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience
  24. 24.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, body, closing (b) opening, closing, body (c) body, closing, opening (d) closing, opening, body
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) the attention hook (c) the main points (d) greeting the audience
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the attention hook (c) a preview of the points (d) a summary of the points
  28. 28.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or a summary of the points? (a) a story proving a point (b) a summary of the points
  29. 29.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a goodbye (b) a new topic (c) an example or a reason (d) nothing else
  30. 30.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) the call to action (d) a preview of the points
  31. 31.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  32. 32.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  33. 33.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the main points (b) a preview of the points (c) a summary of the points (d) introducing the topic
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the attention hook? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook
  35. 35.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
  36. 36.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) the call to action (d) a story proving a point
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) the call to action (d) the attention hook
  38. 38.🧱 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
  39. 39.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) the attention hook (c) the call to action (d) a story proving a point
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) the attention hook (c) thanking the audience (d) a summary of the points

Answer key

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

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