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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 184 · 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 thanking the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) the attention hook (c) a summary of the points (d) greeting the audience
  3. 3.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the attention hook (b) a story proving a point (c) greeting the audience (d) the memorable last line
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) facts and examples (d) the attention hook
  5. 5.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or reasons for your idea? (a) introducing the topic (b) reasons for your idea
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) the call to action (d) thanking the audience
  7. 7.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  8. 8.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the attention hook (b) a summary of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) the memorable last line
  9. 9.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or the main points? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  11. 11.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  12. 12.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the call to action (c) reasons for your idea (d) the memorable last line
  14. 14.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or a preview of the points? (a) the memorable last line (b) a preview of the points
  15. 15.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) closing, opening, body (b) body, closing, opening (c) opening, closing, body (d) opening, body, closing
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the call to action (c) a story proving a point (d) facts and examples
  17. 17.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  18. 18.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a preview of the points (b) the main points (c) a summary of the points (d) the call to action
  19. 19.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) greeting the audience (b) a story proving a point (c) facts and examples (d) thanking the audience
  20. 20.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  21. 21.🧱 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
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) reasons for your idea (c) a story proving a point (d) the main points
  23. 23.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) thanking the audience (b) the attention hook (c) reasons for your idea (d) facts and examples
  24. 24.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  25. 25.🧱 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
  26. 26.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) facts and examples (b) a preview of the points (c) the main points (d) a summary of the points
  27. 27.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  28. 28.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  29. 29.🧱 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
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or a summary of the points? (a) a story proving a point (b) a summary of the points
  31. 31.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) a story proving a point (c) introducing the topic (d) the memorable last line
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) the memorable last line (c) a summary of the points (d) the main points
  33. 33.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a new topic (b) a goodbye (c) nothing else (d) an example or a reason
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) a summary of the points (c) the call to action (d) a preview of the points
  35. 35.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  36. 36.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) thanking the audience (c) facts and examples (d) a story proving a point
  38. 38.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the attention hook (c) introducing the topic (d) the call to action
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the memorable last line? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or thanking the audience? (a) reasons for your idea (b) thanking the audience

Answer key

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

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