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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 131 · 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 body? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line (c) introducing the topic (d) the attention hook
  2. 2.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) introducing the topic (b) a story proving a point (c) reasons for your idea (d) facts and examples
  3. 3.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the call to action (c) the memorable last line (d) thanking the audience
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) the attention hook (c) greeting the audience (d) a story proving a point
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) a summary of the points (d) the attention hook
  7. 7.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  8. 8.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the call to action (c) greeting the audience (d) a preview of the points
  9. 9.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  10. 10.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the attention hook (b) facts and examples (c) a summary of the points (d) the main points
  11. 11.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) greeting the audience (c) the attention hook (d) a story proving a point
  12. 12.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  13. 13.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the call to action? (a) the main points (b) the call to action
  14. 14.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) facts and examples (b) reasons for your idea (c) the attention hook (d) a summary of the points
  15. 15.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or facts and examples? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples
  16. 16.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) facts and examples (c) a story proving a point (d) the attention hook
  18. 18.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  19. 19.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  20. 20.🧱 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
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or a preview of the points? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a preview of the points
  22. 22.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 2 or 3 (b) about 20 (c) none at all (d) about 50
  23. 23.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) a story proving a point (c) thanking the audience (d) the attention hook
  24. 24.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the attention hook? (a) the call to action (b) the attention hook
  25. 25.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) the attention hook (d) facts and examples
  26. 26.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) closing, opening, body (b) opening, body, closing (c) opening, closing, body (d) body, closing, opening
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or the call to action? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the call to action
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) a summary of the points (c) the memorable last line (d) the main points
  29. 29.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or facts and examples? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or greeting the audience? (a) thanking the audience (b) greeting the audience
  31. 31.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  32. 32.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a goodbye (b) a new topic (c) an example or a reason (d) nothing else
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook (c) greeting the audience (d) a preview of the points
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the main points? (a) the call to action (b) the main points
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) the call to action (c) greeting the audience (d) introducing the topic
  36. 36.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a preview of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) the attention hook (d) reasons for your idea
  37. 37.🧱 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
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) reasons for your idea (c) greeting the audience (d) a story proving a point
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or greeting the audience? (a) reasons for your idea (b) greeting the audience
  40. 40.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a preview of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) a story proving a point (d) the memorable last line

Answer key

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

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