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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 129 · 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 the memorable last line belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  2. 2.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or the attention hook? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the attention hook
  3. 3.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) thanking the audience (b) the call to action (c) reasons for your idea (d) a preview of the points
  4. 4.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  5. 5.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  7. 7.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) reasons for your idea (c) facts and examples (d) introducing the topic
  8. 8.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or facts and examples? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples
  9. 9.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or a preview of the points? (a) facts and examples (b) a preview of the points
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) greeting the audience (c) the attention hook (d) a summary of the points
  11. 11.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) a new topic (c) a goodbye (d) an example or a reason
  12. 12.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 2 or 3 (b) none at all (c) about 50 (d) about 20
  13. 13.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) reasons for your idea (d) the attention hook
  14. 14.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) reasons for your idea (c) a story proving a point (d) the attention hook
  16. 16.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or greeting the audience? (a) reasons for your idea (b) greeting the audience
  17. 17.🧱 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
  18. 18.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  19. 19.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or a preview of the points? (a) a story proving a point (b) a preview of the points
  20. 20.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  21. 21.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a preview of the points (b) facts and examples (c) greeting the audience (d) a summary of the points
  22. 22.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) reasons for your idea (c) a preview of the points (d) the main points
  23. 23.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or facts and examples? (a) greeting the audience (b) facts and examples
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) a preview of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) the attention hook
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) reasons for your idea (c) thanking the audience (d) facts and examples
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) introducing the topic (c) facts and examples (d) a story proving a point
  27. 27.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) the main points
  28. 28.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or reasons for your idea? (a) the call to action (b) reasons for your idea
  29. 29.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or introducing the topic? (a) facts and examples (b) introducing the topic
  31. 31.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or facts and examples? (a) a preview of the points (b) facts and examples
  32. 32.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) a story proving a point (c) introducing the topic (d) a summary of the points
  33. 33.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  34. 34.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) reasons for your idea (c) the call to action (d) facts and examples
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) the memorable last line (c) the call to action (d) a summary of the points
  37. 37.🧱 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
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) the attention hook (c) facts and examples (d) introducing the topic
  39. 39.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea (c) the call to action (d) a story proving a point
  40. 40.🧱 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

Answer key

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

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