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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 213 · 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 opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  2. 2.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a goodbye (b) nothing else (c) an example or a reason (d) a new topic
  3. 3.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, closing, body (b) opening, body, closing (c) closing, opening, body (d) body, closing, opening
  4. 4.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a story proving a point (b) thanking the audience (c) the memorable last line (d) greeting the audience
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) greeting the audience (c) the attention hook (d) introducing the topic
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) greeting the audience (c) the main points (d) a preview of the points
  8. 8.🧱 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
  9. 9.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) the call to action (c) a summary of the points (d) facts and examples
  12. 12.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the memorable last line? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line
  13. 13.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  14. 14.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  15. 15.🧱 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
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the memorable last line (c) facts and examples (d) the main points
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) a story proving a point (c) the main points (d) a preview of the points
  18. 18.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the call to action? (a) facts and examples (b) the call to action
  19. 19.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) a summary of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) the memorable last line
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or reasons for your idea? (a) the attention hook (b) reasons for your idea
  22. 22.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or the memorable last line? (a) a story proving a point (b) the memorable last line
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) the attention hook (c) a preview of the points (d) reasons for your idea
  24. 24.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the main points? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points
  25. 25.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) facts and examples (b) a story proving a point (c) thanking the audience (d) the main points
  26. 26.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  27. 27.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) facts and examples (c) a preview of the points (d) the call to action
  28. 28.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the memorable last line (c) greeting the audience (d) the attention hook
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) thanking the audience (c) the call to action (d) a summary of the points
  30. 30.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  31. 31.🧱 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
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) thanking the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  33. 33.🧱 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
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the attention hook? (a) the call to action (b) the attention hook
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic (c) reasons for your idea (d) a story proving a point
  36. 36.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) greeting the audience (c) the memorable last line (d) facts and examples
  37. 37.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) introducing the topic (c) thanking the audience (d) the memorable last line
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or the memorable last line? (a) the attention hook (b) the memorable last line
  39. 39.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  40. 40.🧱 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

Answer key

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

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