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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 189 · 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 the memorable last line belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) greeting the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) thanking the audience
  3. 3.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a preview of the points (c) the memorable last line (d) a story proving a point
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) a story proving a point (c) thanking the audience (d) the memorable last line
  5. 5.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a new topic (b) nothing else (c) an example or a reason (d) a goodbye
  6. 6.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) a preview of the points (d) the call to action
  8. 8.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience (c) the call to action (d) the memorable last line
  10. 10.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or a preview of the points? (a) a story proving a point (b) a preview of the points
  11. 11.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the attention hook (b) introducing the topic (c) the memorable last line (d) facts and examples
  12. 12.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) introducing the topic (c) greeting the audience (d) reasons for your idea
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) facts and examples (c) the main points (d) a preview of the points
  14. 14.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  15. 15.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) closing, opening, body (b) body, closing, opening (c) opening, body, closing (d) opening, closing, body
  16. 16.🧱 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
  17. 17.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or facts and examples? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples
  18. 18.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  19. 19.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the attention hook (b) greeting the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) thanking the audience
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the call to action (c) a summary of the points (d) reasons for your idea
  21. 21.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  22. 22.🧱 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
  23. 23.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or introducing the topic? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic
  24. 24.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or introducing the topic? (a) reasons for your idea (b) introducing the topic
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) a summary of the points (c) the memorable last line (d) thanking the audience
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) greeting the audience (d) a summary of the points
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or a summary of the points? (a) a preview of the points (b) a summary of the points
  28. 28.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or a story proving a point? (a) the attention hook (b) a story proving a point
  29. 29.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or introducing the topic? (a) the call to action (b) introducing the topic
  31. 31.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the call to action? (a) greeting the audience (b) the call to action
  32. 32.🧱 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
  33. 33.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  34. 34.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  35. 35.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) none at all (b) about 2 or 3 (c) about 50 (d) about 20
  36. 36.🧱 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
  37. 37.🧱 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
  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: facts and examples or the call to action? (a) facts and examples (b) the call to action
  40. 40.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) facts and examples (b) a summary of the points (c) introducing the topic (d) a preview of the points

Answer key

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

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