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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 172 · 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 body (c) the opening
  2. 2.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  3. 3.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) facts and examples (c) reasons for your idea (d) a preview of the points
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  5. 5.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) facts and examples (b) a preview of the points (c) a summary of the points (d) the call to action
  6. 6.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a goodbye (b) a new topic (c) nothing else (d) an example or a reason
  7. 7.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  8. 8.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) the main points (d) reasons for your idea
  9. 9.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) introducing the topic (b) a summary of the points (c) reasons for your idea (d) the main points
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  11. 11.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the attention hook (b) reasons for your idea (c) a preview of the points (d) the memorable last line
  12. 12.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or facts and examples? (a) a preview of the points (b) facts and examples
  13. 13.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or the call to action? (a) a preview of the points (b) the call to action
  14. 14.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, closing, body (b) opening, body, closing (c) body, closing, opening (d) closing, opening, body
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) the memorable last line (d) thanking the audience
  16. 16.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) facts and examples (b) reasons for your idea (c) the call to action (d) a story proving a point
  17. 17.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a story proving a point (b) introducing the topic (c) a summary of the points (d) facts and examples
  18. 18.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  19. 19.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) a summary of the points (d) facts and examples
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) a story proving a point (c) the memorable last line (d) the main points
  22. 22.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) facts and examples (c) thanking the audience (d) reasons for your idea
  23. 23.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or reasons for your idea? (a) the attention hook (b) reasons for your idea
  24. 24.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the call to action? (a) greeting the audience (b) the call to action
  25. 25.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) the attention hook (c) reasons for your idea (d) the call to action
  26. 26.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or the memorable last line? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the memorable last line
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) the memorable last line (c) thanking the audience (d) the main points
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) thanking the audience (c) the attention hook (d) the call to action
  30. 30.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) the main points (c) introducing the topic (d) the memorable last line
  31. 31.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the memorable last line (b) the attention hook (c) a preview of the points (d) a story proving a point
  32. 32.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  33. 33.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or a story proving a point? (a) thanking the audience (b) a story proving a point
  34. 34.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or thanking the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience
  36. 36.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the main points? (a) introducing the topic (b) the main points
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or the memorable last line? (a) a story proving a point (b) the memorable last line
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or thanking the audience? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or the attention hook? (a) a summary of the points (b) the attention hook

Answer key

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

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