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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

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

Answer key

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

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