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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 128 · 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 closing? (a) the memorable last line (b) facts and examples (c) greeting the audience (d) introducing the topic
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) thanking the audience (c) greeting the audience (d) a preview of the points
  3. 3.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience (c) thanking the audience (d) reasons for your idea
  4. 4.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a summary of the points (b) the main points (c) facts and examples (d) reasons for your idea
  5. 5.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  6. 6.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a preview of the points (b) a summary of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) the main points
  7. 7.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a goodbye (b) nothing else (c) an example or a reason (d) a new topic
  8. 8.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) the memorable last line (c) reasons for your idea (d) the call to action
  9. 9.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) the call to action (d) the memorable last line
  10. 10.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, body, closing (b) body, closing, opening (c) opening, closing, body (d) closing, opening, body
  11. 11.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) a story proving a point (c) the main points (d) the attention hook
  12. 12.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) reasons for your idea (b) thanking the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) greeting the audience
  13. 13.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the call to action (b) greeting the audience (c) a story proving a point (d) the attention hook
  14. 14.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  15. 15.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) facts and examples (c) a story proving a point (d) reasons for your idea
  17. 17.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a preview of the points (c) a story proving a point (d) a summary of the points
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the attention hook (c) introducing the topic (d) a summary of the points
  19. 19.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or thanking the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience
  20. 20.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) facts and examples (c) a story proving a point (d) the main points
  22. 22.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  23. 23.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the memorable last line? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line
  24. 24.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) none at all (b) about 50 (c) about 2 or 3 (d) about 20
  25. 25.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or the main points? (a) the attention hook (b) the main points
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) the main points (c) a story proving a point (d) facts and examples
  27. 27.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) facts and examples (b) the memorable last line (c) introducing the topic (d) the call to action
  28. 28.🧱 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
  29. 29.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the main points? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points
  31. 31.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or introducing the topic? (a) the call to action (b) introducing the topic
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) facts and examples (c) a preview of the points (d) greeting the audience
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) the attention hook (c) the main points (d) greeting the audience
  35. 35.🧱 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
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the attention hook? (a) the memorable last line (b) the attention hook
  37. 37.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the main points? (a) introducing the topic (b) the main points
  39. 39.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  40. 40.🧱 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

Answer key

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

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