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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 154 · 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 part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  2. 2.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  3. 3.🧱 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
  4. 4.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the main points (c) introducing the topic (d) the memorable last line
  5. 5.🧱 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
  6. 6.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the attention hook? (a) the main points (b) the attention hook
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) a story proving a point (c) facts and examples (d) reasons for your idea
  8. 8.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) facts and examples (d) the attention hook
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) a summary of the points (c) a story proving a point (d) thanking the audience
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) facts and examples (c) the main points (d) a preview of the points
  12. 12.🧱 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
  13. 13.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  14. 14.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  15. 15.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  16. 16.🧱 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
  17. 17.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or introducing the topic? (a) reasons for your idea (b) introducing the topic
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) introducing the topic (c) thanking the audience (d) a summary of the points
  19. 19.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a goodbye (b) nothing else (c) an example or a reason (d) a new topic
  20. 20.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a story proving a point (b) a summary of the points (c) the main points (d) facts and examples
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) the attention hook (c) the memorable last line (d) a summary of the points
  22. 22.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) the memorable last line (d) the main points
  23. 23.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  24. 24.🧱 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
  25. 25.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) closing, opening, body (c) opening, body, closing (d) opening, closing, body
  26. 26.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or the memorable last line? (a) a preview of the points (b) the memorable last line
  27. 27.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) the attention hook (d) the memorable last line
  28. 28.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the attention hook (b) a preview of the points (c) introducing the topic (d) the memorable last line
  29. 29.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) introducing the topic (c) a preview of the points (d) reasons for your idea
  30. 30.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points (c) a story proving a point (d) facts and examples
  32. 32.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) the main points (c) reasons for your idea (d) a summary of the points
  34. 34.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) the attention hook (c) reasons for your idea (d) thanking the audience
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) the main points (c) reasons for your idea (d) greeting the audience
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the attention hook? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) the main points (c) facts and examples (d) the call to action
  38. 38.🧱 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
  39. 39.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a preview of the points (b) a summary of the points (c) a story proving a point (d) the memorable last line
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) the attention hook (d) reasons for your idea

Answer key

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

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