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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 234 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) a story proving a point (d) the call to action
  2. 2.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, body, closing (b) closing, opening, body (c) opening, closing, body (d) body, closing, opening
  3. 3.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  4. 4.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the attention hook? (a) the memorable last line (b) the attention hook
  5. 5.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  6. 6.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 2 or 3 (b) about 20 (c) about 50 (d) none at all
  7. 7.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) greeting the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) the main points
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) a summary of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) the attention hook
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) a story proving a point (c) reasons for your idea (d) the call to action
  10. 10.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) thanking the audience (d) introducing the topic
  12. 12.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) a preview of the points (c) a story proving a point (d) thanking the audience
  13. 13.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  14. 14.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples (c) greeting the audience (d) a summary of the points
  15. 15.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  16. 16.🧱 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
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) a preview of the points (c) the main points (d) the attention hook
  18. 18.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the call to action? (a) the main points (b) the call to action
  19. 19.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) reasons for your idea (b) thanking the audience (c) the attention hook (d) greeting the audience
  20. 20.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) a story proving a point (c) the attention hook (d) the memorable last line
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or the main points? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points
  22. 22.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  23. 23.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  24. 24.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) greeting the audience (c) thanking the audience (d) reasons for your idea
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) the call to action (c) the memorable last line (d) a summary of the points
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) reasons for your idea (c) thanking the audience (d) the memorable last line
  27. 27.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) an example or a reason (b) a new topic (c) a goodbye (d) nothing else
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a story proving a point (c) the main points (d) greeting the audience
  29. 29.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  30. 30.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) introducing the topic (b) facts and examples (c) the call to action (d) reasons for your idea
  31. 31.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or a summary of the points? (a) a preview of the points (b) a summary of the points
  32. 32.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  33. 33.🧱 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
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line (c) facts and examples (d) a story proving a point
  35. 35.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience (c) the memorable last line (d) reasons for your idea
  36. 36.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) reasons for your idea (c) facts and examples (d) the main points
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) the memorable last line (d) the call to action
  39. 39.🧱 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
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea

Answer key

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

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