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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 202 · 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 part of a speech is usually the longest? (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) the call to action (d) introducing the topic
  3. 3.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or facts and examples? (a) a summary of the points (b) facts and examples
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) the call to action (c) a story proving a point (d) a summary of the points
  5. 5.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points (c) a summary of the points (d) introducing the topic
  6. 6.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the memorable last line? (a) introducing the topic (b) the memorable last line
  7. 7.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  8. 8.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  9. 9.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, closing, body (b) body, closing, opening (c) closing, opening, body (d) opening, body, closing
  10. 10.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea (c) introducing the topic (d) the call to action
  11. 11.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) reasons for your idea (c) a preview of the points (d) the main points
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) the attention hook (c) reasons for your idea (d) a story proving a point
  14. 14.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) thanking the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) the attention hook (c) a preview of the points (d) a summary of the points
  16. 16.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) an example or a reason (b) a goodbye (c) nothing else (d) a new topic
  17. 17.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) a story proving a point (c) the attention hook (d) the memorable last line
  18. 18.🧱 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
  19. 19.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or the main points? (a) a summary of the points (b) the main points
  20. 20.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  21. 21.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  22. 22.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) reasons for your idea (c) the main points (d) a preview of the points
  23. 23.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) the attention hook (c) a summary of the points (d) the memorable last line
  24. 24.🧱 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
  25. 25.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 50 (b) about 20 (c) none at all (d) about 2 or 3
  26. 26.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) introducing the topic (c) the memorable last line (d) the main points
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or reasons for your idea? (a) the memorable last line (b) reasons for your idea
  28. 28.🧱 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
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) greeting the audience (c) the main points (d) a story proving a point
  30. 30.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  31. 31.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  32. 32.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) facts and examples (b) a preview of the points (c) introducing the topic (d) thanking the audience
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook (c) greeting the audience (d) introducing the topic
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the main points? (a) introducing the topic (b) the main points
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or greeting the audience? (a) reasons for your idea (b) greeting the audience
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or facts and examples? (a) the memorable last line (b) facts and examples
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or greeting the audience? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience
  38. 38.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a summary of the points (c) a story proving a point (d) introducing the topic
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or a summary of the points? (a) the attention hook (b) a summary of the points
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or thanking the audience? (a) a story proving a point (b) thanking the audience

Answer key

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

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