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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

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

Answer key

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

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