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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 173 · 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 closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) facts and examples (d) the attention hook
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) the call to action (c) a summary of the points (d) the main points
  3. 3.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) the call to action (c) a summary of the points (d) a preview of the points
  5. 5.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  7. 7.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or greeting the audience? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience
  8. 8.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  9. 9.🧱 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
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  11. 11.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  12. 12.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) an example or a reason (b) nothing else (c) a new topic (d) a goodbye
  13. 13.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or greeting the audience? (a) the call to action (b) greeting the audience
  14. 14.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  15. 15.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  16. 16.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) the main points (c) reasons for your idea (d) a summary of the points
  18. 18.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or a story proving a point? (a) the call to action (b) a story proving a point
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a story proving a point (c) the attention hook (d) the main points
  20. 20.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or the call to action? (a) a story proving a point (b) the call to action
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) the call to action (d) facts and examples
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) thanking the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) a summary of the points
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) the memorable last line (d) a story proving a point
  25. 25.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or introducing the topic? (a) the call to action (b) introducing the topic
  26. 26.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) opening, body, closing (c) closing, opening, body (d) opening, closing, body
  27. 27.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points (c) reasons for your idea (d) the memorable last line
  28. 28.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or introducing the topic? (a) a story proving a point (b) introducing the topic
  29. 29.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the memorable last line (b) a summary of the points (c) facts and examples (d) the call to action
  30. 30.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) the memorable last line (c) a preview of the points (d) the main points
  31. 31.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or reasons for your idea? (a) introducing the topic (b) reasons for your idea
  33. 33.🧱 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
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or the attention hook? (a) thanking the audience (b) the attention hook
  35. 35.🧱 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
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the memorable last line? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line
  37. 37.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the call to action (c) introducing the topic (d) a preview of the points
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the main points? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points
  39. 39.🧱 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
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or a story proving a point? (a) a preview of the points (b) a story proving a point

Answer key

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

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