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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 214 · 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 of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) the attention hook (c) a story proving a point (d) reasons for your idea
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) the main points (d) a summary of the points
  3. 3.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the attention hook? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  5. 5.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) the main points (c) reasons for your idea (d) thanking the audience
  7. 7.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) a preview of the points (d) the attention hook
  8. 8.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) greeting the audience (c) a story proving a point (d) the main points
  9. 9.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  10. 10.🧱 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
  11. 11.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) thanking the audience (b) the attention hook (c) facts and examples (d) greeting the audience
  12. 12.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  13. 13.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  14. 14.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 2 or 3 (b) about 50 (c) none at all (d) about 20
  15. 15.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a new topic (b) a goodbye (c) nothing else (d) an example or a reason
  16. 16.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) the attention hook (c) reasons for your idea (d) the call to action
  17. 17.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  18. 18.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  19. 19.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) opening, body, closing (c) closing, opening, body (d) opening, closing, body
  20. 20.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the attention hook (b) thanking the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) a story proving a point
  21. 21.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) facts and examples (c) the call to action (d) a story proving a point
  22. 22.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or thanking the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience
  23. 23.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the memorable last line (b) a preview of the points (c) a story proving a point (d) a summary of the points
  24. 24.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) the main points (c) the call to action (d) a preview of the points
  25. 25.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or greeting the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) greeting the audience
  26. 26.🧱 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
  27. 27.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  28. 28.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or the memorable last line? (a) a preview of the points (b) the memorable last line
  29. 29.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) a story proving a point (d) a preview of the points
  31. 31.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or a story proving a point? (a) introducing the topic (b) a story proving a point
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) a story proving a point (c) reasons for your idea (d) a preview of the points
  33. 33.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  34. 34.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) facts and examples (b) introducing the topic (c) a summary of the points (d) a story proving a point
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the call to action? (a) the main points (b) the call to action
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or the call to action? (a) the attention hook (b) the call to action
  37. 37.🧱 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
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or reasons for your idea? (a) the attention hook (b) reasons for your idea
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or the attention hook? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the attention hook
  40. 40.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) introducing the topic (c) a summary of the points (d) the call to action

Answer key

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

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