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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 156 · 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: the memorable last line or a story proving a point? (a) the memorable last line (b) a story proving a point
  2. 2.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the memorable last line? (a) greeting the audience (b) the memorable last line
  3. 3.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  4. 4.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, body, closing (b) opening, closing, body (c) body, closing, opening (d) closing, opening, body
  5. 5.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) thanking the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) introducing the topic
  7. 7.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) reasons for your idea (c) a summary of the points (d) greeting the audience
  8. 8.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 50 (b) about 2 or 3 (c) about 20 (d) none at all
  9. 9.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or facts and examples? (a) the memorable last line (b) facts and examples
  10. 10.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a new topic (b) a goodbye (c) nothing else (d) an example or a reason
  11. 11.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a summary of the points (b) the attention hook (c) introducing the topic (d) a preview of the points
  12. 12.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) a summary of the points (c) the main points (d) a preview of the points
  13. 13.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  14. 14.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  15. 15.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  16. 16.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  17. 17.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) the memorable last line (c) a preview of the points (d) a story proving a point
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) a summary of the points (c) a story proving a point (d) the main points
  19. 19.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) the attention hook (c) the memorable last line (d) greeting the audience
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) thanking the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) a preview of the points
  21. 21.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the attention hook (b) the main points (c) a summary of the points (d) the memorable last line
  22. 22.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  23. 23.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the attention hook? (a) the call to action (b) the attention hook
  24. 24.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or a summary of the points? (a) greeting the audience (b) a summary of the points
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) reasons for your idea (c) the call to action (d) a summary of the points
  26. 26.🧱 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
  27. 27.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) the attention hook (d) the call to action
  29. 29.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) the attention hook (c) greeting the audience (d) the main points
  30. 30.🧱 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
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) a preview of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) a story proving a point
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or the call to action? (a) the attention hook (b) the call to action
  33. 33.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or introducing the topic? (a) reasons for your idea (b) introducing the topic
  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.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or the main points? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points
  37. 37.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience (c) the call to action (d) the attention hook
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the call to action? (a) introducing the topic (b) the call to action
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or greeting the audience? (a) thanking the audience (b) greeting the audience
  40. 40.🧱 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

Answer key

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

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