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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 169 · 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) greeting the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) the memorable last line (d) a story proving a point
  2. 2.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  3. 3.🧱 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
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the attention hook (c) a summary of the points (d) a preview of the points
  5. 5.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) reasons for your idea (c) introducing the topic (d) the main points
  6. 6.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) thanking the audience (d) reasons for your idea
  7. 7.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the main points (c) thanking the audience (d) the memorable last line
  9. 9.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, body, closing (b) opening, closing, body (c) body, closing, opening (d) closing, opening, body
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  11. 11.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  12. 12.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  13. 13.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the attention hook? (a) the main points (b) the attention hook
  14. 14.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) a new topic (c) a goodbye (d) an example or a reason
  15. 15.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) the attention hook (d) the memorable last line
  17. 17.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) none at all (b) about 50 (c) about 2 or 3 (d) about 20
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) a summary of the points (c) the attention hook (d) thanking the audience
  19. 19.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or thanking the audience? (a) a preview of the points (b) thanking the audience
  20. 20.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  21. 21.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) thanking the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) a summary of the points (d) the main points
  22. 22.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  23. 23.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or the attention hook? (a) a story proving a point (b) the attention hook
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) the attention hook (c) greeting the audience (d) a preview of the points
  25. 25.🧱 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
  26. 26.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or introducing the topic? (a) a summary of the points (b) introducing the topic
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) the call to action (c) thanking the audience (d) the memorable last line
  28. 28.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  29. 29.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the main points? (a) introducing the topic (b) the main points
  31. 31.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the main points? (a) the call to action (b) the main points
  32. 32.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the call to action (b) the attention hook (c) a preview of the points (d) a story proving a point
  33. 33.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the attention hook (b) reasons for your idea (c) introducing the topic (d) a summary of the points
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or facts and examples? (a) greeting the audience (b) facts and examples
  35. 35.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the memorable last line (b) a preview of the points (c) facts and examples (d) the attention hook
  36. 36.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) introducing the topic (c) the attention hook (d) facts and examples
  37. 37.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) introducing the topic (b) the attention hook (c) reasons for your idea (d) thanking the audience
  38. 38.🧱 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
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or reasons for your idea? (a) introducing the topic (b) reasons for your idea
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) the main points (c) a story proving a point (d) greeting the audience

Answer key

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

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