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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 125 · 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: facts and examples or a summary of the points? (a) facts and examples (b) a summary of the points
  2. 2.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) the memorable last line (c) a preview of the points (d) a summary of the points
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  5. 5.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or the attention hook? (a) thanking the audience (b) the attention hook
  6. 6.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) the main points (d) a summary of the points
  7. 7.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  8. 8.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  9. 9.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) the memorable last line (c) reasons for your idea (d) the attention hook
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) facts and examples (c) the memorable last line (d) thanking the audience
  11. 11.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a preview of the points (b) the attention hook (c) the call to action (d) a story proving a point
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) the attention hook (c) a story proving a point (d) introducing the topic
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) a summary of the points (c) the call to action (d) the memorable last line
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the main points (c) a story proving a point (d) reasons for your idea
  15. 15.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or the memorable last line? (a) the attention hook (b) the memorable last line
  16. 16.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 50 (b) about 2 or 3 (c) none at all (d) about 20
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) the call to action (d) the attention hook
  18. 18.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) opening, closing, body (c) opening, body, closing (d) closing, opening, body
  19. 19.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the attention hook (b) a story proving a point (c) the main points (d) the memorable last line
  20. 20.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  21. 21.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) reasons for your idea (c) greeting the audience (d) introducing the topic
  23. 23.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or a story proving a point? (a) the memorable last line (b) a story proving a point
  24. 24.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a goodbye (b) nothing else (c) an example or a reason (d) a new topic
  25. 25.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or greeting the audience? (a) a story proving a point (b) greeting the audience
  26. 26.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples (c) the memorable last line (d) the call to action
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or the attention hook? (a) a summary of the points (b) the attention hook
  28. 28.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  29. 29.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the main points? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) reasons for your idea (c) greeting the audience (d) facts and examples
  31. 31.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or the main points? (a) a summary of the points (b) the main points
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) the memorable last line (d) a summary of the points
  33. 33.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or the call to action? (a) the attention hook (b) the call to action
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or thanking the audience? (a) the attention hook (b) thanking the audience
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or introducing the topic? (a) reasons for your idea (b) introducing the topic
  36. 36.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) the call to action (c) the attention hook (d) a story proving a point
  37. 37.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or facts and examples? (a) a summary of the points (b) facts and examples
  39. 39.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) a summary of the points (c) reasons for your idea (d) the attention hook
  40. 40.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) a story proving a point (c) introducing the topic (d) a summary of the points

Answer key

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

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