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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 161 · 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 introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) a story proving a point (c) reasons for your idea (d) the main points
  3. 3.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  4. 4.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or greeting the audience? (a) thanking the audience (b) greeting the audience
  5. 5.🧱 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
  6. 6.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the memorable last line? (a) facts and examples (b) the memorable last line
  7. 7.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a preview of the points (b) facts and examples (c) the memorable last line (d) a summary of the points
  8. 8.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) a story proving a point (c) the memorable last line (d) introducing the topic
  9. 9.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) facts and examples (c) a summary of the points (d) a story proving a point
  12. 12.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 50 (b) about 20 (c) none at all (d) about 2 or 3
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) the call to action (d) a preview of the points
  14. 14.🧱 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
  15. 15.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or greeting the audience? (a) the call to action (b) greeting the audience
  16. 16.🧱 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
  17. 17.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  18. 18.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or thanking the audience? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience
  19. 19.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) closing, opening, body (b) opening, closing, body (c) opening, body, closing (d) body, closing, opening
  20. 20.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the main points (c) the memorable last line (d) a story proving a point
  21. 21.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the attention hook (b) thanking the audience (c) greeting the audience (d) the main points
  22. 22.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the memorable last line (c) greeting the audience (d) the attention hook
  23. 23.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the main points? (a) the call to action (b) the main points
  24. 24.🧱 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
  25. 25.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) a new topic (c) an example or a reason (d) a goodbye
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) greeting the audience
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) the memorable last line (c) a preview of the points (d) introducing the topic
  28. 28.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the main points (b) a preview of the points (c) the call to action (d) introducing the topic
  29. 29.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  30. 30.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the call to action (b) a preview of the points (c) a story proving a point (d) reasons for your idea
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) the attention hook (d) the main points
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or introducing the topic? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic
  33. 33.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a story proving a point (b) the attention hook (c) a summary of the points (d) greeting the audience
  34. 34.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) facts and examples (b) greeting the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) introducing the topic
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the call to action? (a) facts and examples (b) the call to action
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or a preview of the points? (a) thanking the audience (b) a preview of the points
  37. 37.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  38. 38.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) introducing the topic (c) a summary of the points (d) the call to action
  39. 39.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the main points? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points

Answer key

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

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